Big Mother is watching: What parents REALLY think about tracking their kids

Every year on Data Privacy Day, we’re greeted with countless arguments about the absolute merits of data privacy protections good, invasions bad, but we rarely see a faithful, factual accounting for the biggest data privacy conundrum facing billions of people every single day: Should parents inva...

Signal CEO Resigns, WhatsApp Co-Founder Takes Over as Interim CEO

Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of the popular encrypted instant messaging service Signal, has announced that he is stepping down as the chief executive of the non-profit in a move that has been underway over the last few months. "In other words, after a decade or more, it's difficult to overstate...

Facebook Launches 'Privacy Center' to Educate Users on Data Collection and Privacy Options

Meta Platforms, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Friday announced the launch of a centralized Privacy Center that aims to "educate people" about its approach with regards to how it collects and processes personal information across its family of social media apps. "Privacy Center provid...

CVE-2021-24042

The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an...

CVE-2021-24042

The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an...

Out-of-bounds

The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an...

CVE-2021-24042

The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an...

CVE-2021-24042

The CVE-2021-24042 entry describes a vulnerability in WhatsApp clients where calling logic during 1:1 calls could trigger an out-of-bounds write. Affected products/versions: Android WhatsApp before v2.21.23; Android WhatsApp Business before v2.21.23; iOS WhatsApp before v2.21.230; iOS WhatsApp Bu...

CVE-2021-24042

The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an...

WhatsApp 缓冲区错误漏洞

Facebook WhatsApp is a suite of mobile applications from the American company Facebook that utilize the web to deliver text messages. The application uses the contact information in a smartphone to find contacts using the software to send texts, pictures, etc. WhatsApp has a security vulnerabilit...

Law Enforcement Access to Chat Data and Metadata

A January 2021 FBI document outlines what types of data and metadata can be lawfully obtained by the FBI from messaging apps. Rolling Stone broke the story and its been written about elsewhere. I dont see a lot of surprises in the document. Lots of apps leak all sorts of metadata: iMessage and...

CVE-2021-24041

A missing bounds check in image blurring code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.22.7 and WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.22.7 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user sent a malicious image...

CVE-2021-24041

A missing bounds check in image blurring code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.22.7 and WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.22.7 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user sent a malicious image...

CVE-2021-24041

A missing bounds check in image blurring code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.22.7 and WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.22.7 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user sent a malicious image...

Out-of-bounds

A missing bounds check in image blurring code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.22.7 and WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.22.7 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user sent a malicious image...

CVE-2021-24041

A missing bounds check in image blurring code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.22.7 and WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.22.7 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user sent a malicious image...

CVE-2021-24041

CVE-2021-24041 involves a missing bounds check in WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp Business for Android image blurring code. The vulnerability could allow an out-of-bounds write when a user sends a malicious image, affecting WhatsApp v2.21.22.7 and WhatsApp Business v2.21.22.7. NVD CVSS metrics ...

Facebook WhatsApp 缓冲区错误漏洞

Facebook WhatsApp is a suite of mobile applications from Facebook Inc. in the United States that use the Internet to send text messages. The application uses the contact information in a smartphone to find contacts using the software to send texts, images, etc. WhatsApp Business is the commercial...

Pegasus Spyware Infects U.S. State Department iPhones

An unknown assailant planted NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on the iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees, according to four of Reuters’ sources who are familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said that the attacks took place over the last several months, hitting targets eithe...

Pegasus Spyware Reportedly Hacked iPhones of U.S. State Department and Diplomats

Apple reportedly notified several U.S. Embassy and State Department employees that their iPhones may have been targeted by an unknown assailant using state-sponsored spyware created by the controversial Israeli company NSO Group, according to multiple reports from Reuters and The Washington Post...