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Signal blocks Microsoft Recall from screenshotting conversations

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Signal blocks Microsoft Recall from screenshotting conversations 2025-05-22 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Signal has released a new version of its end-to-end encrypted communication app for Windows that prevents Microsoft Recall and users from screenshotting text-based conversations happening in the app. The new “Screen security” setting is enabled by default and can be easily disabled […]

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Google is making sending end-to-end encrypted emails easy

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Google is making sending end-to-end encrypted emails easy 2025-04-02 at 15:03 By Zeljka Zorz Sending end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) emails from Gmail enterprise accounts is about to become much easier than it is now, Google has announced on Tuesday. The company will first make available this simplified capability to users who want to send E2EE emails

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CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app

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CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app 2024-12-20 at 14:57 By Zeljka Zorz In the wake of the widespread compromise of US telecom giants’ networks by Chinese hackers and the FBI advising Americans to use end-to-end encrypted communications, CISA is advising “highly targeted individuals” – senior government officials and politicians – to lock down

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Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals

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Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals 2024-12-03 at 17:18 By Zeljka Zorz A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created by criminals. Matrix (Source: Dutch Police) The Matrix encrypted chat service Matrix – also know as Mactrix, Totalsec, X-quantum,

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Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement

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Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement 2024-09-18 at 15:16 By Zeljka Zorz Another encrypted communication platform used by criminals has been dismantled and its alleged mastermind arrested, the Australian Federal Police has announced on Tuesday. “AFP Operation Kraken charged a NSW man, aged 32, for creating and administering Ghost, a dedicated

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PoC exploit for exploited Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance flaw released (CVE-2024-8190)

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PoC exploit for exploited Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance flaw released (CVE-2024-8190) 2024-09-17 at 13:02 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-8190, an OS command injection vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) v4.6, is under active exploitation. Details about the attacks are still unknown, but there may be more in the near future: Horizon3.ai researchers have published their

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Signal takes a quantum leap with E2EE protocol upgrade

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Signal takes a quantum leap with E2EE protocol upgrade 21/09/2023 at 16:01 By Helga Labus Signal has announced an upgrade to its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) protocol to protect users of its popular messaging app from encryption-breaking attacks through quantum computers. Getting ready for quantum computing “Quantum computing represents a new type of computational system which

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