Telegram Suffers ‘Powerful DDoS Attack’ From China During Hong Kong Protests

Telegram, one of the most popular encrypted messaging app, briefly went offline yesterday for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide after a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack hit its servers.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov later rev… Continue reading Telegram Suffers ‘Powerful DDoS Attack’ From China During Hong Kong Protests

Encrypted Messaging Project “Matrix” Suffers Extensive Cyber Attack

Matrix—the organization behind an open source project that offers a protocol for secure and decentralized real-time communication—has suffered a massive cyber attack after unknown attackers gained access to the servers hosting its official website and … Continue reading Encrypted Messaging Project “Matrix” Suffers Extensive Cyber Attack

Hackers Reveal How Code Injection Attack Works in Signal Messaging App

After the revelation of the eFail attack details, it’s time to reveal how the recently reported code injection vulnerability in the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app works.

As we reported last weekend, Signal has patched its messaging … Continue reading Hackers Reveal How Code Injection Attack Works in Signal Messaging App

WhatsApp Flaw Could Allow ‘Potential Attackers’ to Spy On Encrypted Group Chats

A more dramatic revelation of 2018—an outsider can secretly eavesdrop on your private end-to-end encrypted group chats on WhatsApp and Signal messaging apps.

Considering protection against three types of attackers—malicious user, network attacker, and… Continue reading WhatsApp Flaw Could Allow ‘Potential Attackers’ to Spy On Encrypted Group Chats

Russia Threatens to Ban Telegram Messaging App, Says It Was Used By Terrorists

Russia has threatened a ban against Telegram end-to-end encrypted messaging app, after Pavel Durov, its founder, refused to sign up to the country’s new data protection laws.

Russia’s FSB intelligence service said on Monday that the terrorists who kil… Continue reading Russia Threatens to Ban Telegram Messaging App, Says It Was Used By Terrorists

Russia Threatens to Ban Telegram Messaging App, Says It Was Used By Terrorists

Russia has threatened to ban Telegram end-to-end encrypted messaging app, after Pavel Durov, its founder, refused to sign up to the country’s new data protection laws.

Russian intelligence service, the FSB, said on Monday that the terrorists that kill… Continue reading Russia Threatens to Ban Telegram Messaging App, Says It Was Used By Terrorists

UK Demands Encryption Backdoor As London Terrorist Used WhatsApp Before the Attack

The government has once again started asking for backdoor in encrypted services, arguing that it can not give enough security to its citizens because the terrorists are using encrypted apps to communicate and plot an attack.

Following last week’s terr… Continue reading UK Demands Encryption Backdoor As London Terrorist Used WhatsApp Before the Attack

UK Demands Encryption Backdoor As London Terrorist Used WhatsApp Before the Attack

The government has once again started asking for backdoor in encrypted services, arguing that it can not give enough security to its citizens because the terrorists are using encrypted apps to communicate and plot an attack.

Following last week’s terr… Continue reading UK Demands Encryption Backdoor As London Terrorist Used WhatsApp Before the Attack

Secure Messaging App ‘Confide’ Used by White House Staffers Found Vulnerable

The secure messaging app used by staffers in the White House and on Capitol Hill is not as secure as the company claims.

Confide, the secure messaging app reportedly employed by President Donald Trump’s aides to speak to each other in secret, promises… Continue reading Secure Messaging App ‘Confide’ Used by White House Staffers Found Vulnerable