Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to replace SMS with RCS Messaging in 2020

Mobile carriers in the United States will finally offer a universal cross-carrier communication standard for the next-generation RCS messaging service that is meant to replace SMS and has the potential to change the way consumers interact with brands f… Continue reading Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to replace SMS with RCS Messaging in 2020

Signal Messenger Bug Lets Callers Auto-Connect Calls Without Receivers’ Interaction

Almost every application contains security vulnerabilities, some of which you may find today, but others would remain invisible until someone else finds and exploits them—which is the harsh reality of cybersecurity and its current state.

And when we s… Continue reading Signal Messenger Bug Lets Callers Auto-Connect Calls Without Receivers’ Interaction

Telegram Gained 3 Million New Users During WhatsApp, Facebook Outage

WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram faced a widespread outage yesterday with users from around the world reporting issues with sending messages on WhatsApp and Messenger, posting feeds on Facebook and accessing other features on the three Facebook-owned … Continue reading Telegram Gained 3 Million New Users During WhatsApp, Facebook Outage

Russia asks Apple to remove Telegram Messenger from the App Store

Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor has threatened Apple to face the consequences if the company does not remove secure messaging app Telegram from its App Store.

Back in April, the Russian government banned Telegram in the country for the … Continue reading Russia asks Apple to remove Telegram Messenger from the App Store

Severe Bug Discovered in Signal Messaging App for Windows and Linux

Security researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app for Windows and Linux desktops which could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on recipients system just by sending a mess… Continue reading Severe Bug Discovered in Signal Messaging App for Windows and Linux

Self-destructing messages received on ‘Signal for Mac’ can be recovered later

It turns out that macOS client for the popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal fails to properly delete disappearing (self-destructing) messages  from the recipient’s system, leaving the content of your sensitive messages at risk of getting e… Continue reading Self-destructing messages received on ‘Signal for Mac’ can be recovered later

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