Category Archives: Whatsapp

Can I use WhatsApp to securely send public key, symmetric key and private key?

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I am asking this because WhatsApp says it is end-to-end encrypted.

Are there any problems with sending a public key through WhatsApp?

There might be some objections to sending symmetric and private keys.

Under what circumstances can I … Continue reading Can I use WhatsApp to securely send public key, symmetric key and private key?→

Facebook adds hosting, shopping features, and pricing tiers to WhatsApp Business

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Facebook has been making a big play to be a go-to partner for small and medium businesses that use the internet to interface with the wider world, and its messaging platform WhatsApp, with some 50 million businesses and 175 million people messaging them (and more than 2 billion users overall), has been a central part […] Continue reading Facebook adds hosting, shopping features, and pricing tiers to WhatsApp Business→

Facebook: A Top Launching Pad For Phishing Attacks

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Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Facebook and WhatsApp are top brands leveraged by cybercriminals in phishing and fraud attacks – including a recent strike on a half-million Facebook users. Continue reading Facebook: A Top Launching Pad For Phishing Attacks→

Phishers Capitalize on Headlines with Breakneck Speed

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Marking a pivot from COVID-19 scams, researchers track a single threat actor through the evolution from the pandemic to PayPal, and on to more timely voter scams — all with the same infrastructure. Continue reading Phishers Capitalize on Headlines with Breakneck Speed→

What secure mobile messaging app is publicly known to be the most frustrating for state intelligence to read? [closed]

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I imagine like either leaked or otherwise published official memos on efforts and signals intelligence programs to intercept and crack different types of communications either lamenting or chronicling the technical difficulties in doing so… Continue reading What secure mobile messaging app is publicly known to be the most frustrating for state intelligence to read? [closed]→

Mobile messengers expose billions of users to privacy attacks

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Popular mobile messengers expose personal data via discovery services that allow users to find contacts based on phone numbers from their address book, according to researchers. When installing a mobile messenger like WhatsApp, new users can instantly … Continue reading Mobile messengers expose billions of users to privacy attacks→