The field of cryptography is witnessing significant developments, with a focus on enhancing security and privacy in various applications. Recent research has made notable progress in cryptographic techniques, including the analysis of digital signature algorithms, the development of post-quantum cryptography, and the exploration of new methods for secret sharing and zero-knowledge proofs. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on designing more efficient and secure cryptographic primitives, such as strong-designated verifier signatures and publicly verifiable secret sharing schemes. Noteworthy papers in this area include the work on breaking ECDSA with two affinely related nonces, which presents a novel attack on the ECDSA algorithm, and the proposal of LaSDVS, a post-quantum secure compact strong-designated verifier signature scheme. Overall, these advancements contribute to the development of more robust and secure cryptographic protocols, which are essential for protecting sensitive information in various domains.