Nextcloud: Invisible Salamanders Attack against end_to_end_encryption in Nextcloud

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WhatsApp in India

Meta has threatened to pull WhatsApp out of India if the courts try to force it to break its end-to-end encryption...

Apple warns people of mercenary attacks via threat notification system

Apple has reportedly sent alerts to individuals in 92 nations on Wednesday, April 10, to say its detected that they may have been a victim of a mercenary attack. The company says it has sent out these types of threat notifications to over 150 countries since the start in 2021. Mercenary spyware i...

BIT-SPARK-2021-38296 Apache Spark Key Negotiation Vulnerability

Apache Spark supports end-to-end encryption of RPC connections via "spark.authenticate" and "spark.network.crypto.enabled". In versions 3.1.2 and earlier, it uses a bespoke mutual authentication protocol that allows for full encryption key recovery. After an initial interactive attack, this would...

Signal Introduces Usernames, Allowing Users to Keep Their Phone Numbers Private

End-to-end encrypted E2EE messaging app Signal said it's piloting a new feature that allows users to create unique usernames not to be confused with profile names and keep the phone numbers away from prying eyes. "If you use Signal, your phone number will no longer be visible to everyone you chat...

Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private

We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger’s new feature aimed at addressing critics’ most persistent complaint. Here’s how it works...

Facebook Enables Messenger End-to-End Encryption by Default

Its happened. Details here, and tech details here for messages in transit and here for messages in storage Rollout to everyone will take months, but its a good day for both privacy and security. Slashdot thread...

Meta Launches Default End-to-End Encryption for Chats and Calls on Messenger

Meta has officially begun to roll out support for end-to-end encryption E2EE in Messenger for personal calls and one-to-one personal messages by default in what it called the "most significant milestone yet." "This isn't a routine security update: we rebuilt the app from the ground up, in close...

Nothing Chats pulled from Google Play

Sometimes it’s all in the name. The Nothing Chats beta has been pulled from the Google Play Store after reports that the company behind it has access to your unencrypted messages. Nothing Phone 2 owners were promised a first-of-its-kind app developed in partnership with Sunbird, which allowed the...

CryptoChat - Beyond Secure Messaging

Welcome to CryptChat - where conversations remain truly private. Built on the robust Python ecosystem, our application ensures that every word you send is wrapped in layers of encryption. Whether you're discussing sensitive business details or sharing personal stories, CryptChat provides the...

SiYuan Notes Software Web App is a privacy-first personal knowledge management system that supports full offline use as well as end-to-end encrypted synchronization. Yunnan ChainDrop Technology Co., Ltd. has an XSS vulnerability in the Siyuan Notes Software Web application, which can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information such as user cookies.

Apache Airflow is the United States Apache Apache Foundation's set of open source platform for creating, managing and monitoring workflow. The platform is scalable and dynamic monitoring and other characteristics. A code execution vulnerability exists in Apache Airflow HDFS Provider, which stems...

Meta Set to Enable Default End-to-End Encryption on Messenger by Year End

Meta has once again reaffirmed its plans to roll out support for end-to-end encryption E2EE by default for one-to-one friends and family chats on Messenger by the end of the year. As part of that effort, the social media giant said it's upgrading "millions more people's chats" effective August 22...

New Android 14 Security Feature: IT Admins Can Now Disable 2G Networks

Google has introduced a new security feature in Android 14 that allows IT administrators to disable support for 2G cellular networks in their managed device fleet. The search giant said it's introducing a second user setting to turn off support, at the model level, for null-ciphered cellular...

Google Messages Getting Cross-Platform End-to-End Encryption with MLS Protocol

Google has announced that it intends to add support for Message Layer Security MLS to its Messages service for Android and open source an implementation of the specification. "Most modern consumer messaging platforms including Google Messages support end-to-end encryption, but users today are...

Apple Threatens to Pull iMessage and FaceTime from U.K. Amid Surveillance Demands

Apple has warned that it would rather stop offering iMessage and FaceTime services in the U.K. than bowing down to government pressure in response to new proposals that seek to expand digital surveillance powers available to state intelligence agencies. The development, first reported by BBC News...

CVE-2023-35173

Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app provides all the necessary APIs to implement End-to-End encryption on the client side. By providing an invalid meta data file, an attacker can make previously dropped files inaccessible. It is recommended that the Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app is upgraded...

Code injection

Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app provides all the necessary APIs to implement End-to-End encryption on the client side. By providing an invalid meta data file, an attacker can make previously dropped files inaccessible. It is recommended that the Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app is upgraded...

CVE-2023-35173

CVE-2023-35173 involves the Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app: providing an invalid metadata file can render previously dropped files inaccessible, impacting availability. A fix is available in version 1.12.4. Public sources (Nextcloud advisories, GHSA) document the issue and the upgrade recomm...

CVE-2023-35173 End-to-End encrypted file-drops can be made inaccessible

Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app provides all the necessary APIs to implement End-to-End encryption on the client side. By providing an invalid meta data file, an attacker can make previously dropped files inaccessible. It is recommended that the Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app is upgraded...

CVE-2023-35173 End-to-End encrypted file-drops can be made inaccessible

Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app provides all the necessary APIs to implement End-to-End encryption on the client side. By providing an invalid meta data file, an attacker can make previously dropped files inaccessible. It is recommended that the Nextcloud End-to-end encryption app is upgraded...