Security News

WhatsApp urges Android users to manually backup their chats
2018-08-21 12:11

WhatsAppers have until 12 November. That's when WhatsApp will sweep out dusty old backups that haven't been updated in more than a year.

WhatsApp Flaw Lets Users Modify Group Chats to Spread Fake News
2018-08-08 15:03

WhatsApp, the most popular messaging application in the world, has been found vulnerable to multiple security vulnerabilities that could allow malicious users to intercept and modify the content...

Leaked Chats Show Alleged Russian Spy Seeking Hacking Tools
2018-08-01 15:16

MOSCOW (AP) — Six years ago, a Russian-speaking cybersecurity researcher received an unsolicited email from Kate S. Milton. read more

Activist Leaks 11,000 Private Messages from WikiLeaks' Twitter Chats
2018-07-31 06:48

An activist has just leaked thousands of private messages of an organization that's been known to publishing others' secrets. More than 11,000 direct messages from a Twitter group used by...

Brown pants moment for BlueJeans: Dozens of AV tools scream its vid chat code is malware
2018-07-10 06:28

How it all happened (clue: unsigned library loaded) Programmers at videoconferencing software house BlueJeans have been living through a developer's nightmare the past month or so – antivirus...

Ticketmaster Chat Feature Leads to Credit-Card Breach
2018-06-28 14:41

Name, address, email address, telephone number, payment details and Ticketmaster login details were potentially compromised for tens of thousands of customers.

Forgotten your password? Don’t login at all! [Chet Chat Podcast 271]
2018-06-15 13:20

Here's the latest episode of the Chet Chat podcast. Enjoy...

Patches, toys, busts and awards (ahem, ours!) [Chet Chat Podcast 270]
2018-06-08 11:34

Here's the latest Chet Chat podcast. Enjoy...

Russian malware harvesting Telegram Desktop creds, chats
2018-05-17 04:58

Python pogrommer may have outed himself on YouTube Already under attack by Russia's telecommunications regulator, a new source of woe has emerged for crypto-chat app Telegram: malware.…

Another severe flaw in Signal desktop app lets hackers steal your chats in plaintext
2018-05-16 14:18

For the second time in less than a week, users of the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app have to update their desktop applications once again to patch another severe code injection...