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Nextcloud: Android app does not clear end to end encryption keys
userA on serverA sets up end to end encryption on their android device 2. userA has some end to end encrypted data 3. userA removes their account on serverA from their android device for whatever reason 4. attacker evil admin obtains the device of userA 5. attacker evil admin logs in on the...
Nextcloud: End to end encryption public key is not properly verified on Desktop and Android
Since last time when I reported something on multiple platforms you seems to prefer handling it in 1 spot. I now just do one. Let me know if You want me to fill separate for android as well. This issue does not seem to happen on iOS as there a test string is encrypted and decrypted, in short...
Signal app insists it’s so private it can’t provide subpoenaed call data
Signal—the private, end-to-end encrypted messaging app that surged in popularity in recent months—once again reminded criminal investigators that it could not fully comply with a legal request for user records and communications because of what it asserts as a simple, unchanging fact: The records...
The UK Is Trying to Stop Facebook's End-to-End Encryption
The government's latest attack is aimed at discouraging the company from following through with its planned rollout across platforms...
CVE-2021-21387
Wrongthink peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted messenger with PeerJS and Axolotl ratchet. In wrongthink from version 2.0.0 and before 2.3.0 there was a set of vulnerabilities causing inadequate encryption strength. Part of the secret identity key was disclosed by the fingerprint used for connectio...
Protecting Sensitive Cardholder Data in Today’s Hyper-Connected World
The payment processing system has steadily evolved over time. Greatly amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of electronic payment systems in this economy has soared nearly overnight. With online shopping at an all-time high as consumer behaviors shift toward more convenience and flexibility...
Secret Chat in Telegram Left Self-Destructing Media Files On Devices
Popular messaging app Telegram fixed a privacy-defeating bug in its macOS app that made it possible to access self-destructing audio and video messages long after they disappeared from secret chats. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Dhiraj Mishra in version 7.3 of the app, w...
PSC - E2E Encryption For Multi-Hop Tty Sessions Or Portshells + TCP/UDP Port Forward
DNS lookup and SSH session forwarded across an UART connection to a Pi PSC allows to e2e encrypt shell sessions, single- or multip-hop, being agnostic of the underlying transport, as long as it is reliable and can send/receive Base64 encoded data without modding/filtering. Along with the e2e pty...
Ring Adds End-to-End Encryption to Quell Security Uproar
Smart doorbell maker Ring is giving cybersecurity critics less to gripe about with the introduction of end-to-end encryption to many of its models. Ring products, which have been a juggernaut success with consumers, have faced a litany of harsh criticism from cybersecurity experts for what they s...
Post-Backlash, WhatsApp Spells Out Privacy Policy Updates
WhatsApp is making explicit clarifications around its updated privacy policy, after reports ran amok about the messaging app mandating all-encompassing data-sharing with parent company Facebook. The app’s new privacy policy and terms of service, which will go into effect Feb. 8, says that WhatsAp...
Facebook’s Mandatory Data-Sharing Rules for WhatsApp Spark Ire
WhatsApp is asking users to accept a new privacy policy that will share all of their data with Facebook beginning Feb. 8, a move that has users sounding an alarm once again about the privacy of their information in the hands of the social media giant. The Facebook-owned messaging service already...
Google Is Testing End-to-End Encryption in Android Messages
For now, the security measure will be available only to people using the beta version of the app...
Zoom Finally Has End-to-End Encryption. Here's How to Use It
You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so...
News Wrap: Barnes & Noble Hack, DDoS Extortion Threats and More
The Threatpost editors break down the top security stories of the week ended Oct. 16, including: Patch Tuesday insanity, with Microsoft and Adobe releasing fixes for severe vulnerabilities – including a critical, potentially wormable remote code execution bug known as the “Ping of Death” Barnes a...
Ring's Flying In-Home Camera Drone Escalates Privacy Worries
Ring’s newly announced robot drone – a connected device that flies around homes taking security footage – is causing privacy experts’ concerns to take off. Amazon on Thursday unveiled the Always Home Cam as part of its Ring division, which will cost $249.99 and starts shipping next year. The...
Croc - Easily And Securely Send Things From One Computer To Another
croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders. AFAIK, croc is the only CLI file-transfer tool does all of the following: allows any two computers to transfer data using a relay provides end-to-end encryption using PAKE enables easy cross-platform...
Zoom Faces More Legal Challenges Over End-to-End Encryption
Video-conferencing behemoth Zoom has been hit with yet another lawsuit stemming from its claim to offer end-to-end encryption for sessions. The suit, filed in a Washington D.C. court PDF this week by a nonprofit advocacy group called Consumer Watchdog, alleges that the company falsely told users...
Cisco, Zoom and Others Must Bolster Security, Say Privacy Chiefs
Global privacy commissioners issued a joint public decry against leading video conferencing companies such as Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Zoom to demand the companies beef up their security and privacy strategies. The critique was delivered via an open letter published by data protection and...
New Bill Targeting ‘Warrant-Proof’ Encryption Draws Ire
Privacy advocates are decrying a new bill, which would force tech companies to unlock encrypted devices if ordered to do so by law enforcement with a court issued warrant. The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act was introduced on Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham R-SC,...