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Raytheon to provide signals intelligence field services for the U.S. Air Force under 175M contract
2021-05-09 00:00

Raytheon Intelligence & Space will provide signals intelligence field services for the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System, which collects, processes and analyzes intelligence. RI&S will support seven different intelligence applications the Air Force uses to collect and correlate data under the new program, DCGS-Signals Intelligence Field Support.

Signal Says Cellebrite Mobile Device Analysis Products Can Be Hacked
2021-04-22 13:10

Cellebrite's forensic applications do not include the type of security protections one would expect from a parsing software, which renders them susceptible to attacks, according to privacy-focused messaging service Signal. Cellebrite claims to have thousands of customers in over 140 countries.

TP-Link Deco X68 with Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 eliminates weak signals areas with whole-home coverage
2021-04-21 23:15

TP-Link's Deco X68 provides robust and reliable Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 coverage combined with mesh technology, eliminating those weak signals areas with whole-home coverage at an unrivaled price point. "We are thrilled to expand our Deco Mesh Systems offering with the Deco X68, featuring the latest in Wi-Fi 6 and wireless networking advancements," said Jeff Barney, COO at TP-Link USA. "Users will enjoy a superior tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 mesh system with responsive gaming, 4K streaming, no drops or buffering and coverage throughout your whole home."

Signal CEO gives mobile-hacking firm a taste of being hacked
2021-04-21 23:13

Software developed by data extraction company Cellebrite contains vulnerabilities that allow arbitrary code execution on the device, claims Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of the encrypted messaging app Signal. The researcher found that Cellebrite's software had outdated open-source code that had not been updated in almost a decade, despite security updates being available.

Signal app's Moxie says it's possible to sabotage Cellebrite's phone-probing tools with booby-trapped file
2021-04-21 22:04

It is possible to hijack and manipulate Cellebrite's phone-probing software tools by placing a specially crafted file on your handset, it is claimed. Signal app supremo Moxie Marlinspike said in an advisory on Wednesday that he managed to get his hands on some of Cellebrite's gear, which is typically used by cops, government agents, big biz, and authoritarian regimes to forcibly access the contents of physically seized smartphones.

WhatsApp Pink malware can now auto-reply to your Signal, Telegram texts
2021-04-21 14:33

WhatsApp malware dubbed WhatsApp Pink has now been updated with advanced capabilities that let this counterfeit Android app automatically respond to your Signal, Telegram, Viber, and Skype messages. WhatsApp Pink refers to a counterfeit app that appeared this week, primarily targeting WhatsApp users in the Indian subcontinent.

Signal Adds Cryptocurrency Support
2021-04-07 11:24

"Your mobile phone still fully functions with no SIM in it." 2, The network sees the equivalent of your phones unique network identifier that is the equivalent of an Ethernet MAC address.

Removal notice for Signal article
2021-02-07 09:00

Due to conflicting information BleepingComputer has received, we have removed our original article. [...]

Signal ignores proxy censorship vulnerability, says it's not a risk
2021-02-07 09:00

Microsoft has suspended free trials of their newly launched Windows 365 Cloud PC service after running out of available servers. Windows 11's October 2021 release date hinted in support docs.

Signal ignores proxy censorship vulnerability, bans researchers
2021-02-07 09:00

Microsoft has suspended free trials of their newly launched Windows 365 Cloud PC service after running out of available servers. Windows 11's October 2021 release date hinted in support docs.