Security News

Australia to Compel Chat Apps to Hand Over Encrypted Messages (Security Week)
2017-07-14 12:05

Social media giants like Facebook and WhatsApp will be compelled to share encrypted messages of suspected terrorists and other criminals with Australian police under new laws unveiled Friday. read more

Popular Chat Platforms Can Serve as C&C Servers: Researchers (Security Week)
2017-06-07 18:06

Popular chat platforms such as Slack, Discord and Telegram can be abused by malicious actors and turned into command and control (C&C) infrastructure, according to Trend Micro. read more

Keybase Extension Brings End-to-End Encrypted Chat To Twitter, Reddit, GitHub (Threatpost)
2017-05-25 18:43

A recently released extension for Chrome, developed by the public key crypto database Keybase, brought end-to-end encrypted messaging to several apps this week.

Speaking in Tech: A chat with Web 2.0 MySpace worm dude Samy Kamkar (The Register)
2017-03-01 13:09

Inside Confide, the chat app 'secretly used by Trump aides': OpenPGP, OpenSSL, and more (The Register)
2017-02-15 03:07

Chat bots need AI + ML! (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2017-02-10 06:22

Most employees use unsanctioned group chat tools (Help Net Security)
2017-01-20 12:30

Employees are sharing sensitive company information using group chat tools that are not officially sanctioned for use, according to SpiderOak. The survey consisted of 600 full-time workers ages 21...

Hello FNAME, this is the Obama-bot Drupal chat module speaking (The Register)
2016-10-17 11:06

Facebook rolls out opt-in encryption for 'secret' Messenger chats (ZDNet)
2016-10-05 10:07

Feds subpoena, gag encrypted chat firm Open Whisper Systems (ZDNet)
2016-10-05 09:37