Encryption

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, does not plan roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023.

The requirement for messaging platforms to trace the originator of a message has not been brought in with an intention to break or weaken encryption, and companies are free to come up with alternative technological solutions to implement this rule, a

REvil ransomware group was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private sector cyber experts working with the United States and one former official.

Moscow on Friday launched a new payment system called Face Pay that will use facial recognition technology for payment of metro fare at more than 240 stations.

WhatsApp on Thursday started rolling out end-to-end encryption for backups stored on Google Drive and iCloud. The update was announced last month and is now rolling out to Android and iOS users globally.

WhatsApp is found to have started allowing its beta testers on Android and iOS to enable end-to-end encrypted cloud backups. The update was announced last month. Separately, WhatsApp is found to be developing a redesigned contact info section for Android users.

Essentially a fork of Signal, Session is an open-source messaging app by the Loki Foundation, an NGO based out of Australia.

India expects that technology companies will not use encryption as an excuse to hold up investigations and will play their part in bringing criminals to justice, the top government official in the centre's technology ministry said today.

India expects that technology companies won't use encryption as an excuse to hold up probes and will play their part in bringing criminals to book

Encrypted instant messaging app Signal was hit by an outage late Sunday that interrupted services on the platform. "Signal is currently down, due to a hosting outage affecting parts of our service," the company said on Twitter.

Xiaomi said that its devices do not censor users' communications, a day after Lithuania's Defence Ministry recommended that consumers avoid Chinese phones due to a censoring feature in the smartphone giant's flagship phone.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said once a person shows interest he or she is then enticed to communicate with online handlers based abroad using encrypted social media platforms.

South Africa's department of justice faced a massive ransomware attack earlier this month and it is reportedly still trying to restore its operations back to normal. The attack took place on September 6, 2021, when ransomware encrypted all the information systems provided by the department. This made all electronic services — including email and ...

Australia reported a 13 percent jump in cybercrime in the past year, with about one incident in four targeting critical infrastructure and services as working from home during the pandemic made more people vulnerable to online attacks.

WhatsApp on Friday announced that it will soon start rolling out end-to-end encrypted cloud backups on Android and iOS. The new move will allow users to secure their chat backups stored on Apple iCloud and Google Drive with end-to-end encryption — the same level of protection and security that is available for messages and calls on WhatsApp.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, does not plan roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023.

The requirement for messaging platforms to trace the originator of a message has not been brought in with an intention to break or weaken encryption, and companies are free to come up with alternative technological solutions to implement this rule, a

REvil ransomware group was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private sector cyber experts working with the United States and one former official.

Moscow on Friday launched a new payment system called Face Pay that will use facial recognition technology for payment of metro fare at more than 240 stations.

WhatsApp on Thursday started rolling out end-to-end encryption for backups stored on Google Drive and iCloud. The update was announced last month and is now rolling out to Android and iOS users globally.

WhatsApp is found to have started allowing its beta testers on Android and iOS to enable end-to-end encrypted cloud backups. The update was announced last month. Separately, WhatsApp is found to be developing a redesigned contact info section for Android users.

Essentially a fork of Signal, Session is an open-source messaging app by the Loki Foundation, an NGO based out of Australia.

India expects that technology companies will not use encryption as an excuse to hold up investigations and will play their part in bringing criminals to justice, the top government official in the centre's technology ministry said today.

India expects that technology companies won't use encryption as an excuse to hold up probes and will play their part in bringing criminals to book

Encrypted instant messaging app Signal was hit by an outage late Sunday that interrupted services on the platform. "Signal is currently down, due to a hosting outage affecting parts of our service," the company said on Twitter.

Xiaomi said that its devices do not censor users' communications, a day after Lithuania's Defence Ministry recommended that consumers avoid Chinese phones due to a censoring feature in the smartphone giant's flagship phone.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said once a person shows interest he or she is then enticed to communicate with online handlers based abroad using encrypted social media platforms.

South Africa's department of justice faced a massive ransomware attack earlier this month and it is reportedly still trying to restore its operations back to normal. The attack took place on September 6, 2021, when ransomware encrypted all the information systems provided by the department. This made all electronic services — including email and ...

Australia reported a 13 percent jump in cybercrime in the past year, with about one incident in four targeting critical infrastructure and services as working from home during the pandemic made more people vulnerable to online attacks.

WhatsApp on Friday announced that it will soon start rolling out end-to-end encrypted cloud backups on Android and iOS. The new move will allow users to secure their chat backups stored on Apple iCloud and Google Drive with end-to-end encryption — the same level of protection and security that is available for messages and calls on WhatsApp.