The social media platform Twitter has just asked all 300+ million users to reset their old passwords, due to an apparent exposure of user passwords via a bug that stored passwords in plain text — without an ecrypted form of protection that would mask a Twitter user’s true password. In its company blog yesterday afternoon, …
Russia has banned the Telegram messaging app after it – because the company refuses to reveal its encryption key. A court in Moscow ruled to block the popular app after the firm declined to give state security services access to private conversations. It followed a long-running battle between authorities and Telegram, which has a reputation …
Telegram rejected demands from Russian regulators to hand over data, The app maker has told the regulator that it is technically unable to hand the encryption keys to user accounts to the country’s secret services. This comes just weeks after the messaging platform was ordered to do so or risk being banned in the country …
The Checkmarx Security Research Team found disturbing vulnerabilities in a highly popular dating application used by people across the globe – Tinder. The report features how a malicious attacker can take advantage of these vulnerabilities to cause serious privacy breaches to an unsuspecting user. Are you a Tinder user? After undergoing the responsible disclosure procedure …
Internet Australia, the NFP peak body representing Internet users, today expressed concern at the Government’s announcement it intends to bring on legislation compelling social media platforms to help Australian security agencies access encrypted messages. Internet Australia points out we need people to trust the Internet. Users’ personal security and privacy considerations must be our primary …
Lack of trust by African citizens and businesses on their governments creates a big chance for cyber criminals to capitalize on the gap. In the fight for safe internet, the citizens would rather take their chances with the consequences of cybercrime than share personal information with their governments. Analysts at the just concluded World Economic …
The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. BBC reports Apple had been resisting a court order issued last month requiring the firm to write new software to allow officials to access Syed Rizwan Farook’s phone. But officials …