Research Roundup: Micro Analysis To Macro Implications In Digital Forensics

Our brief roundup this month looks at seven recent papers, which look at improving malware detection and acquisition, analyzing instant messaging apps and the Zoom platform, the future of digital forensics tools and practice, and finally, a framework f… Continue reading Research Roundup: Micro Analysis To Macro Implications In Digital Forensics

WhatsApp ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature potentially puts user privacy at risk

WhatsApp’s “Delete for Everyone” feature, meant to allow people to delete files they accidentally sent, works differently on iPhones than it does on Android phones, a researcher has warned. This discrepancy could place senders’ … Continue reading WhatsApp ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature potentially puts user privacy at risk

Awesome! WhatsApp Now Lets You Send Files of Any Format

Have you ever felt like wishing of sending any type of file immediately to your friends and office colleagues on WhatsApp directly, instead of just contacts, images or documents?

Well, now you can…

The latest version of WhatsApp for Android and iOS now allows users to send and receive any type of files, whether it’s .mp3, .avi, .php, zip files, or even APKs.
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Atlassian’s HipChat Hacked — Users’ Data May Have Been Compromised

Atlassian’s group chat platform HipChat is notifying its users of a data breach after some unknown hacker or group of hackers broke into one of its servers over the weekend and stole a significant amount of data, including group chat logs.

What Happe… Continue reading Atlassian’s HipChat Hacked — Users’ Data May Have Been Compromised

Code Execution Vulnerability Found in Libpurple IM Library

A severe vulnerability has been disclosed in libpurple, the library used in the development of a number of popular instant messaging clients, including Adium for the macOS platform. Continue reading Code Execution Vulnerability Found in Libpurple IM Library