Security News

WP Live Chat WordPress Plugin Re-Patches File Upload Flaw
2019-05-06 21:42

After researchers were able to bypass a file upload validation flaw patch in WP Live Chat, a new patch has been issued.

Crypto-chaps on scam rap in a flap over Slack chat tap, want court case zapped: 'Attorney-client priv info' in messages
2019-05-01 21:16

Duo also ask for two-year delay in celeb-studded ICO trial Two men accused of running a cryptocurrency scam have asked for the entire case to be thrown out – because prosecutors may have...

Vulnerability in French Government Tchap Chat App
2019-04-24 11:23

A researcher found a vulnerability in the French government WhatsApp replacement app: Tchap. The vulnerability allows anyone to surreptitiously join any conversation. Of course the developers will...

Chat Services: Be Diligent With This Must-Have Data Source for Intelligence Programs
2019-04-08 13:47

Deep & Dark Web (DDW) forums and marketplaces have long served as hubs for illicit activity and, consequently, as invaluable data sources for defenders looking to combat such activity. However,...

ACLU: Here's how FBI tried to force Facebook to wiretap its chat app. Judge: Oh, no you don't
2019-02-13 22:55

Federal court shoots down attempt to reveal Feds' decryption demands A US federal judge has refused to unseal court paperwork that would show how the FBI tried to force Facebook to snoop on calls...

Who cracked El Chapo's encrypted chats and brought down the Mexican drug kingpin? Er, his IT manager
2019-01-09 21:33

Feds flipped techie and recorded hundreds of calls In an extraordinary twist, it was revealed on Tuesday that the man most likely responsible for bringing drug kingpin "El Chapo" Joaquin Guzman to...

Zerodium Offers $2 Million for iOS Hacks, $1 Million for Chat App Exploits
2019-01-08 07:16

Exploit acquisition firm Zerodium on Monday announced that it’s offering significantly higher payouts for many types of exploits, including up to $2 million for remote iOS jailbreaks and $1...

Memes, messengers, and missiles: From Twitter to chat apps and weapons, security is ho-ho-hosed this Xmas
2018-12-18 01:20

Just slightly better than coal in your stocking Roundup We are now firmly into the holiday season, the Christmas parties are kicking off, and folks are swapping their Excel files for eggnog, or...

GCHQ pushes for 'virtual crocodile clips' on chat apps – the ability to silently slip into private encrypted comms
2018-11-29 22:31

Sliding into your DMs unnoticed, literally Analysis Britain's surveillance nerve-center GCHQ is trying a different tack in its effort to introduce backdoors into encrypted apps: reasonableness.…

'Cuddly' German chat app slacking on hashing given a good whacking under GDPR: €20k fine
2018-11-23 13:15

PLAIN TEXT passwords showed up on file-hosting site German chat platform Knuddels.de ("Cuddles") has been fined €20,000 for storing user passwords in plain text (no hash at all? Come on, people,...