Hacker NewsMar 23

A Copy-Paste Bug That Broke PSpice AES-256 Encryption

https://jtsylve.blog/post/2026/03/18/PSpice-Encryption-Weakness

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A Copy-Paste Bug That Broke PSpice® AES-256 Encryption

PSpice is a SPICE circuit simulator from Cadence Design Systems that encrypts proprietary semiconductor model files to protect vendor IP and prevent reuse in third-party SPICE simulators. The encryption scheme is proprietary and undocumented.

Joe T. Sylve, Ph.D.
The DefendOps DiariesJun 2, 2025

A tiny software glitch turned into a 7-hour global blackout at SentinelOne—how did one misconfiguration create such chaos, and what does it mean for our digital safety? Dive into the full story behind the outage.

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/sentinelone-outage-an-in-depth-analysis-of-causes-and-impacts/

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#cybersecurity
#outageanalysis
#softwareflaw
#servicedisruption