Security News

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...

When it comes to patches, how urgent is urgent? [Chet Chat Podcast 268]
2018-05-13 22:30

Chet Chat podcast: Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Greg Iddon discuss the latest cybersecurity issues.

Amazon, Google Block Trick That Let Encrypted Chats Flow
2018-05-02 10:03

But 'Domain Fronting' Was Also Used to Mask Cybercriminal ActivityFollowing in Google's footsteps, Amazon has closed a technical loophole that helped some online services evade censorship filters,...

WhatsApp Group Video Call and Instagram Video Chat Are Coming Soon
2018-05-02 08:33

Facebook announced a whole lot of new features at its 2018 Facebook F8 developers conference, including Dating on Facebook, letting users clear their web browsing history, real-time language...