encryption

Google Chat Arrives For US Android Users

Android users in the United States can now access 'Chat', but a number of major US carriers have yet to…

4 years ago

Government Departments Admit Rise In Lost Laptops

FoI requests from Apricorn reveals soaring levels of missing laptops from government departments, with the Ministry Of Justice the chief…

4 years ago

US Senators Threaten Tech Firms With Encryption Regulation

Give law enforcement access to encryption or we will regulate the technology, US Senators threaten tech firms Facebook and Apple

4 years ago

Interpol Delays Encryption Condemnation After Opposition

Criticism from civil liberties groups and tech firms halts Interpol's plan to condemn spread of encryption

4 years ago

Google Cloud Next UK: Google Highlights European Data Protections

Largest Google Cloud event in Europe sees search engine giant commit to enhance European data protection with additional tools

4 years ago

Microsoft Confirms Default DoH Adoption

Microsoft joins Mozilla and Google after confirming it will adopt DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) as browser default

4 years ago

Zuckerberg Hits Back Against Encryption Backdoor Request

The United States, UK, and Australia sign open letter to Facebook saying encryption helps child abuse, as they demand an…

5 years ago

Researchers Crack PDF Encryption

Two variants of 'PDFex' attack could allow PDF documents to be modified so that their contents are automatically exfiltrated to…

5 years ago

Mozilla Strengthens Privacy With DoH Switch On

Another move to strengthen its privacy credentials, as Mozilla gradually switches on DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for its Firefox browser

5 years ago

Biometrics Database Used By Banks, Police Contains Major Flaw

Data risks highlighted after researchers uncover major breach in biometric database used by police, banks

5 years ago

British Airways Check-In Flaw Exposes Personal Data

BA e-ticketing system flaw exposes passengers details including phone numbers, email addresses etc

5 years ago

Final Decryption Tool Published As ‘GandCrab’ Ransomware Developers Retire

The malware was distributed via a highly successful affiliate nework that saw it at one point accounting for half of…

5 years ago

Tech Firms Oppose GCHQ ‘Ghost’ Encryption Proposal

Apple, Google, Microsoft signal opposition to GCHQ proposal to eavesdrop on encrypted messages

5 years ago

Google Admits To Storing Unhashed Passwords

My bad. Google admission after it stored plain text passwords for 14 years on its internal systems

5 years ago

WhatsApp Discovers ‘Advanced’ Surveillance Hacks

The company urges its 1.5 billion users to update after finding devices were tapped using a vulnerability in the software

5 years ago

Facebook Stored Millions Of Passwords Unprotected

Oh dear. 600 million passwords stored in plain text with no encryption, social network admits

5 years ago

Police Federation Confirms Ransomware Breach

Association of police officers in England and Wales confirms it is the latest to suffer ransomware attack

5 years ago

Mozilla Releases Free File Transfer Service, Firefox Send

Mozilla gives ability for users to send encrypted files up to 2.5Gb in size with launch of Firefox Send

5 years ago

Encrypted Apps Used To Exchange Child Abuse Images – Report

Criminals increasingly utilising encrypted apps, rather than the dark web, to trade child abuse images

5 years ago

Islamic State Lawsuit Against Facebook, Twitter Dismissed

Legal attempt by victims of 2015 San Bernardino shooting to hold tech firms liable, thrown out of court

5 years ago

Australia Passes Controversial Encryption Law

The day online privacy died, as Australia passes law to give police, security services access to encrypted messages

5 years ago

US Government Pressures Facebook Over Messenger Encryption

Officials want Facebook's help to crack encryption, so they can listen to suspect's voice conversations

6 years ago

New Australian Law Requires Tech Firms To Help Cops Crack Encryption

The newly proposed measures would levy fines of up to £6m for organisations that fail to comply

6 years ago

PGA Championship Hit By Targeted Ransomware Attack

The attackers locked files connected with this week's PGA Championship and the upcoming Ryder Cup

6 years ago

Apple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode Hack

Sorry FBI, no easy way into iPhones after brute force hack of passcode is dismissed by Apple

6 years ago

Apple Disables iPhone Encryption Workaround Used By Cops

Apple said the move was not specifically aimed at frustrating law enforcement's efforts to convict criminals

6 years ago

Russia Asks Apple To Remove Telegram From App Store

But Telegram CEO and founder claims that Apple has already prevented its messaging app from updating globally

6 years ago

Google’s Chrome Browser To Remove ‘Secure’ HTTPS Indicators

From September, Chrome will gradually eliminate messages showing a site uses HTTPS - while adding stronger warnings for those that…

6 years ago

Russian Malware Compromises Telegram Chats

The TeleGrab malware steals chats from Telegram's desktop application, which doesn't support end-to-end encryption

6 years ago

Encryption Helping Crooks Evade Police, Finds NCA

Apps for encrypted communications are now being used by criminals of all kinds, not just hackers, says the National Crime…

6 years ago