Skype Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption for Private Conversations

Good news for Skype users who are concerned about their privacy.

Microsoft is collaborating with popular encrypted communication company Signal to bring end-to-end encryption support to Skype messenger.

End-to-end encryption assured its users that no… Continue reading Skype Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption for Private Conversations

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

75,000 Turks Arrested So Far for Downloading Encrypted Messaging App

WARNING: If you are Turkish and using or have installed ByLock—a little-known encrypted messaging app—you could be detained by Turkish authorities.

You might be thinking why???

Because using this app in Turkish is illegal since last year.

The background story begins here…

Remember the deadliest Turkey’s failed coup attempt?
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In July 2016, a section of the Turkish military

Continue reading 75,000 Turks Arrested So Far for Downloading Encrypted Messaging App

A Company Offers $500,000 For Secure Messaging Apps Zero-Day Exploits

How much does your privacy cost?

It will soon be sold for half a Million US dollars.

A controversial company specialises in acquiring and reselling zero-day exploits is ready to pay up to US$500,000 for working zero-day vulnerabilities targeting popu… Continue reading A Company Offers $500,000 For Secure Messaging Apps Zero-Day Exploits

Telegram Agrees to Register With Russia to Avoid Ban, But Won’t Share User Data

After being threatened with a ban in Russia, end-to-end encrypted Telegram messaging app has finally agreed to register with new Russian Data Protection Laws, but its founder has assured that the company will not comply to share users’ confidential dat… Continue reading Telegram Agrees to Register With Russia to Avoid Ban, But Won’t Share User Data

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

Telegram Messenger Adds AI-powered Encrypted Voice Calls

Joining the line with rival chat apps WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, and Signal, the Telegram instant messaging service has finally rolled out a much-awaited feature for the new beta versions of its Android app: Voice Calling.

And what’s interes… Continue reading Telegram Messenger Adds AI-powered Encrypted Voice Calls

Telegram Messenger Adds AI-powered Encrypted Voice Calls

Joining the line with rival chat apps WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, and Signal, the Telegram instant messaging service has finally rolled out a much-awaited feature for the new beta versions of its Android app: Voice Calling.

And what’s interes… Continue reading Telegram Messenger Adds AI-powered Encrypted Voice Calls

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