Security News

Mozilla releases Firefox Send, a free encrypted file transfer service
2019-03-13 11:18

Mozilla has released the finalized version of Firefox Send, its free encrypted file transfer service that allows users to share files from any browser. With Send, users can securely share files of...

Firefox Send — Free Encrypted File Transfer Service Now Available For All
2019-03-13 08:48

Mozilla has made it easy for you to share large files securely and privately with whomever you want, eliminating the need to depend upon less secure free third-party services or file upload tools...

This is the Send, encrypted end-to-end, this is the Send, my Mozillan friend
2019-03-13 06:38

Ride the fox, ride the fox Mozilla's Firefox Send, a free encrypted file sharing service, graduated from test to official release on Tuesday after a year and half of refinement.…

Data Leakage from Encrypted Databases
2019-03-01 11:59

Matthew Green has a super-interesting blog post about information leakage from encrypted databases. It describes the recent work by Paul Grubbs, Marie-Sarah Lacharité, Brice Minaud, and Kenneth G....

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...

How to use Cloudflare encrypted DNS on Android
2018-12-10 21:56

If you're looking for an easy means of enabling encrypted DNS on Android, the Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 app is the way to go.

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.…

258,000 encrypted IronChat phone messages cracked by police
2018-11-09 11:53

They expect to cuff hundreds of criminals who used the pricey phones, which were sold with the crypto app preinstalled.

Cracking Down on Criminals' Use of Encrypted Communications
2018-11-09 11:18

An analysis of a crackdown on criminals' use of encrypted communications leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also: a preview of ISMG's Healthcare Security and Legal & Compliance...

Dutch cops hope to cuff 'hundreds' of suspects after snatching servers, snooping on 250,000+ encrypted chat texts
2018-11-07 05:01

BlackBox IronPhones' IronChat app convos intercepted Dutch police claim to have snooped on more than a quarter of a million encrypted messages sent between alleged miscreants using BlackBox IronPhones.…