The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an ...

Websites that authenticate users through links and codes sent in text messages are imperiling the privacy of millions of ...

A Scots criminal who used encrypted messaging to become a "facilitator for illegal drugs and firearms" has been jailed. Allan Hughes recorded himself with deadly firearms he was attempting to sell, ...

Microsoft is investigating a bug preventing recipients from opening encrypted emails in classic Outlook after a recent update. This known issue affects users who try to open messages encrypted with ...

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UPDATE (November 25, 2025): Google spokesperson reached out with a comment regarding this situation. Here’s the statement in full: “Based on our current detection, no apps containing this malware are ...

Security researchers have identified a new Android banking trojan that does much more than steal banking credentials. It can also record encrypted messages and essentially enables complete control of ...

Elon Musk has begun rolling out X Chat, a new full-stack communication system on X. On Thursday, the platform’s owner and CTO announced that the feature is entering beta and is currently available to ...

After previewing last year and sharing more details in May, Key Verifier is “now available to all Android 10+ users” to protect against impersonators and fraudsters. This system uses QR codes to ...

Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to send fully encrypted Gmail messages that not even Google could intrude on and read? Well, the wait’s over! Google Workspace has also implemented the ...

Former UNC-Chapel Hill provost Chris Clemens has filed a motion demanding court intervention to stop the university from alleged ongoing destruction of evidence related to public business conducted ...