Moving from Google Workspace to ProtonMail: Complexities & Considerations? [closed]

I am a decade-long Google Workspace user who uses the service primarily for secure and reliable email with my own domain. I use many Google services, but even if the scope is narrowed to just email (Gmail), I’m pretty deep into the ecosyst… Continue reading Moving from Google Workspace to ProtonMail: Complexities & Considerations? [closed]

This Week in Security: Office 0-day, ForcedEntry, ProtonMail, and OMIGOD

A particularly nasty 0-day was discovered in the wild, CVE-2021-40444, a flaw in how Microsoft’s MSHTML engine handled Office documents. Not all of the details are clear yet, but the …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Office 0-day, ForcedEntry, ProtonMail, and OMIGOD

Smashing Security podcast #242: ProtonMail privacy questioned, and Banksy blunder

ProtonMail finds itself in a privacy pickle, the big problem with Facebook’s algorithmic amplification, and strange things are happening on Banksy’s website.

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ProtonMail logged, shared activist’s IP address with Swiss police

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ProtonMail is being criticized for sharing French activist’s IP address with Swiss authorities while claiming it does not save logs. End-to-end encrypted email hosting service provider ProtonMail is currently facing criticism after … Continue reading ProtonMail logged, shared activist’s IP address with Swiss police

ProtonMail said Swiss court order left no choice but to log activist’s IP address

ProtonMail, the encrypted email service that’s built a reputation for safeguarding user data, said it had no choice but to provide details about an activist to French authorities, amid mounting questions about the privacy protections in the popular mail client. Swiss-based ProtonMail is an end-to-end encrypted service that markets itself as a tool that encrypts messages and other user data before the company accesses it. It’s a technique that, for more than 50 million users, aims to provide additional layers of protection than are available with more common email options, such as Gmail. A French police report published on Sept. 2 appears to show that police used ProtonMail to collect the IP address, a specific number that pertains to an individual computer, of an unnamed French activist who was demonstrating against real estate gentrification in Paris. The case appears to undercut ProtonMail’s assurance that it does not log the IP […]

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Is using email (protonmail with Tor Browser / obfs4 bridges) to contact embassy in potentially hostile foreign countries safe?

Suppose one wants to use email (say using protonmail with Tor Browser / obfs4 bridges) to discuss sensitive matters (such as asylum seeking / embassy protection) with embassy in potentially hostile foreign countries.

To be more precise,

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Exposing Protonmail and Tutanota’s Illicit Abuse by Ransomware Gangs – A Compilation of Currently Active Ransomware-Themed Email Addresses – Part Two

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I’ve decided to continue the “Exposing Protonmail and Tutanota’s Illicit Abuse by Ransomware Gangs – A Compilation of Currently Active Ransomware-Themed Email Addresses” blog post series and offer an in-depth tactical and actionabl… Continue reading Exposing Protonmail and Tutanota’s Illicit Abuse by Ransomware Gangs – A Compilation of Currently Active Ransomware-Themed Email Addresses – Part Two

Exposing Protonmail and Tutanota’s Illicit Abuse by Ransomware Gangs – A Compilation of Currently Active Ransomware-Themed Email Addresses – Part Two

Dear blog readers,I’ve decided to continue the “Exposing Protonmail and Tutanota’s Illicit Abuse by Ransomware Gangs – A Compilation of Currently Active Ransomware-Themed Email Addresses” blog post series and offer an in-depth tactical and actionable t… Continue reading Exposing Protonmail and Tutanota’s Illicit Abuse by Ransomware Gangs – A Compilation of Currently Active Ransomware-Themed Email Addresses – Part Two