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Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess
2025-05-05 20:54

No, really? That's a shocking surprise An unidentified miscreant is said to have obtained US government communications from TeleMessage, a messaging and archiving app based on the open-source...

WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy to Blocks Chat Exports and Auto-Downloads
2025-04-24 04:03

WhatsApp has introduced an extra layer of privacy called Advanced Chat Privacy that allows users to block participants from sharing the contents of a conversation in traditional chats and groups....

WhatsApp's new Advanced Chat Privacy protects sensitive messages
2025-04-23 17:42

WhatsApp has introduced a new Advanced Chat Privacy feature to protect sensitive information exchanged in private chats and group conversations. [...]

Signalgate chats vanish from CIA chief phone
2025-04-16 20:58

Extraordinary rendition of data, or just dropped it out of a helicopter? CIA Director John Ratcliffe's smartphone has almost no trace left of the infamous Signalgate chat – the one in which he and...

The Signal Chat Leak and the NSA
2025-03-31 11:04

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who started the now-infamous group chat coordinating a US attack against the Yemen-based Houthis on March 15, is seemingly now suggesting that the secure...

PJobRAT Malware Campaign Targeted Taiwanese Users via Fake Chat Apps
2025-03-28 08:06

An Android malware family previously observed targeting Indian military personnel has been linked to a new campaign likely aimed at users in Taiwan under the guise of chat apps. "PJobRAT can steal...

Signalgate storm intensifies as journalist releases full secret Houthi airstrike chat
2025-03-26 21:16

So F-18 launch times, weapons, drone support aren't classified now ... who knew? The Atlantic's editor-in-chief who was inadvertently added to a Signal group in which the US Secretary of Defense,...

Leaked Black Basta Chats Suggest Russian Officials Aided Leader's Escape from Armenia
2025-03-19 13:50

The recently leaked trove of internal chat logs among members of the Black Basta ransomware operation has revealed possible connections between the e-crime gang and Russian authorities. The leak,...

Leaked Black Basta Ransomware Chat Logs Reveal Inner Workings and Internal Conflicts
2025-02-26 13:54

More than a year's worth of internal chat logs from a ransomware gang known as Black Basta have been published online in a leak that provides unprecedented visibility into their tactics and...

Experts race to extract intel from Black Basta internal chat leaks
2025-02-21 12:56

Researchers say there's dissent in the ranks. Plus: An AI tool lets you have a go yourself at analysing the data Hundreds of thousands of internal messages from the Black Basta ransomware gang...