China-linked APT group GREF is behind a malware campaign distributing spyware via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps on Google Play ESET researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign carried out by the China-linked APT group known as GREF that is distributing spyware via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps on Google Play and Samsung Galaxy stores. The malware […]
For about 1,900 users, Twilio hackers could have attempted to re-register their number to another device or learned that their number was registered to Signal. Communication company Twilio provides Signal with phone number verification services, and recent security breach it has suffered had also impacted some users of the popular instant-messaging app. Twilio hackers could […]
Which are the most secure encrypted messaging apps? An FBI document shows what data can be obtained from them. The Record shared an FBI training document that reveals the surveillance capabilities of the US law enforcement detailing which data can be extracted from encrypted messaging apps. The document analyzes lawful access to multiple encrypted messaging […]
Court documents obtained by Forbes revealed that the FBI may have a tool that allows accessing private Signal messages on iPhones. Court documents related to a recent gun-trafficking case in New York and obtained by Forbes revealed that the FBI may have a tool to access private Signal messages. The documents revealed that encrypted messages can be intercepted from […]
Flaws in popular messaging apps, such as Signal and FB Messenger allowed to force a target device to transmit audio to an attacker device. Google Project Zero security researcher Natalie Silvanovich found multiple flaws in popular video conferencing apps such as Signal and FB Messenger, that allowed to force a target device to transmit audio […]
Israeli cyber security firm Cellebrite claims that it can decrypt messages from the popular Signal’s messaging app. Israeli security firm Cellebrite has claimed that it can decrypt messages from the Signal highly secure messaging app. The BBC reported the link to a blog on the company website that details the procedure to decrypt the Signal messages. […]
The popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal has been chosen by the European Commission for its communications. The European Commission has decided to adopt for its staff the popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal for its communications. The news was first reported earlier this month by the Politico website, a message issued on the commission’s […]
The reverse engineer researcher Nathaniel Suchy discovered that Signal Desktop application leaves message decryption key in plain text exposing them to an attacker. Signal Desktop application leaves message decryption key in plain text potentially exposing them to an attacker. The issue was discovered by the reverse engineer researcher Nathaniel Suchy The flaw affects the process implemented by the Signal Desktop […]
An Italian cybersecurity passionate discovered that it was possible to recover the expired messages from Signal version 1.14.3, Advisory ID: n0sign4l-002 Risk level: 4 / 5 Title: Signal Desktop – Recover Expired Messages Credit: Leonardo Porpora – ‘n0sign4l’ Product: Signal CVE: CVE-2018-14023 Version: 1.14.3 and prior Public Disclosure: 17/08/2018 Vendor: Open Whisper System Details Signal version […]
Researchers shared details of a code injection vulnerability they found in the in the Signal app for both Windows and Linux systems. The flaw was promptly fixed by Signal. Signal has fixed a code injection vulnerability in the app for both Windows and Linux systems that was reported by a team of Argentinian experts. A remote attacker could […]