Enhancing Data Privacy through a Secure Data Hiding Approach Integrated with Lossless Compression

In the contemporary digital landscape, characterized by ubiquitous internet connectivity and broad photo sharing, protecting secret data within photographs is becoming increasingly important. This study describes an innovative technique that combines AES encryption, LSB substitution, and the PNG lossless algorithm. It uses improved image steganography algorithms to improve security and privacy while also providing data resilience during storage and transmission. This hybrid technology improves confidentiality through AES encryption and subtle embedding via LSB, resulting in a robust protection against unwanted access while preserving image data integrity. The paper's results provide a powerful answer to the current issues of protecting private information within digital images, promising to improve existing weaknesses and strengthen data integrity in an era of increased privacy and security concerns.