Collaborate Disseminate
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Facebook down? Yes, Facebook is down along with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR. You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook along with its subsidiaries including Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR are down… Continue reading Facebook down with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp service disruption
These days I see many apps request access to photos on iPhone. I understand app request access to photos to iOS which then request access to me, that sounds ok. In that context I can allow access to all photos or just some (I don’t rememb… Continue reading What happens when app have access to your photos?
If a device running a WhatsApp account has already be compromised. Can the attacker steal session cookies/encryption keys on the device and establish a persistent connection to receive calls and messages sent to the device?
Would this be p… Continue reading Hijacking a WhatsApp session
WhatsApp will add a feature that allows users to turn on end-t0-end encryption for messages they back up to cloud providers, the Facebook-owned company announced Friday. Since 2016, WhatsApp has offered end-to-end encryption, meaning messages are only accessible for the sender and the recipient. End-to-end encryption does not mean those messages can’t be revealed by the sender or recipient to other parties once the message is received, as a recent article by ProPublica on WhatsApp’s content moderation process underscored. The same was true for messages backed up to third-party cloud providers. Until now, WhatsApp did not offer users a way to protect those messages upon backing them up to a third party like Google Drive or iCloud. For instance, FBI agents in 2018 proved capable of accessing WhatsApp messages from former Donald Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort by obtaining a court order to search his iCloud. Now users can […]
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EMS now offers a fully managed WhatsApp Bridging service (powered by Tulir’s open source mautrix-whatsapp bridge). Element gives a company a powerful end-to-end encrypted collaboration and messaging platform, and one that interoperates with WhatsApp to… Continue reading EMS announces fully managed bridge with WhatsApp, keeps an audit trail of conversation
Isracard used a single cell phone to communicate with credit card clients, and receive documents via WhatsApp. An employee stole the phone. He reformatted the phone and replaced the SIM card, which was oddly the best possible outcome, given the circums… Continue reading Security Risks of Relying on a Single Smartphone
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Facebook-owned messenger WhatsApp for $225 million for failing to provide users enough information about the data it shared with other Facebook companies. The fine is the largest penalty that the Irish regulator has waged since the European Union data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, went into effect in 2018. The watchdog, which kicked off its probe in 2018, ruled that Facebook failed to fully explain what “legitimate interests” the company used personal data for or how that data was processed. In addition to the fine, the ruling requires WhatsApp to take “corrective measures” in order to come into compliance with GDPR. WhatsApp plans to appeal the fine, according to a spokesperson. “WhatsApp is committed to providing a secure and private service. We have worked to ensure the information we provide is transparent and comprehensive and will continue to do so,” the […]
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So I’ve been using whatsapp for a couple of years now, and for the past 8 or 9 months I’ve been ignoring their new terms and conditions by just clicking them away, no issues at all.
Today, I accidently put my finger on the wrong position o… Continue reading Whatsapp terms and conditions [closed]
Can my ISP see the difference between sending messages, making video call, and simply engaging with communities – building on traffic types?
A malicious version of a popular modification or “mod” of the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp is carrying a mobile trojan that can launch advertisements, issue paid subscriptions and intercept text messages, security researchers said Tuesday. According to Kaspersky, hackers inserted the Triada trojan into a modified version of FMWhatapp, a WhatsApp mod. Such mods have a following among users who want to customize WhatsApp, such as being able to send larger files or apply custom animated themes. FMWhatsapp isn’t available on the Google Play store and is only available via third party websites, which means users who desire the extra features the mod offers don’t get the security protections inherent in more officially-vetted apps. Kaspersky first spotted Triada in 2016, when the company deemed the hacking tool “one of the most advanced mobile Trojans our malware analysts have ever encountered.” Users grant FMWhatsapp permission to read SMS messages, Kaspersky said, […]
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