Is #Musk’s New #XChat #Bitcoin #Encryption Too Good to Be True? (Spoiler: NO!!!!😱)

source: cryptorank.io/news/feed/16934-…

However, as some #cryptography experts have pointed out, Bitcoin itself does not #encrypt #transactions, but rather signs them, so that the ”Bitcoin-style encryption” label is more of a #marketing phrase than an engineering term.

#chat #messenger #communication #security #cybersecurity #economy #ElonMusk #fail #problem #software #news #privacy #knowhow #crypto #knowledge

Is Musk’s New XChat Bitcoin Encryption Too Good to Be True?

XChat’s new end-to-end encryption draws on Bitcoin’s cryptography, but will it deliver true privacy or just spark confusion among users and experts?

^{Coinpaper (CryptoRank)}

secured #communication: mbuf.net/messaging

#messenger #software #cybersecurity #security #encryption

The #CIA Secretly Ran a #StarWars Fan Site

source: 404media.co/the-cia-secretly-r…

#web #www #internet #communication #usa #news

The CIA Secretly Ran a Star Wars Fan Site

The site, starwarsweb.net, was a covert CIA communications tool. It has pictures of Yoda and C-3PO on it.

^{Joseph Cox (404 Media)}

The dream of a #world without #censorship is broken: reuters.com/world/europe/teleg…

#Telegram #france #humanRights #freedom #democracy #fail #spy #problem #politics #justice #communication #europe #eu #news

#Meta wins $168 million in damages from Israeli #cyberintel firm in #Whatsapp #spyware #scandal

source: courthousenews.com/meta-wins-1…

After its loss in #court, #NSO reaffirmed its commitment to #Pegasus as a valuable tool in anti-terror operations around the world.

Who would have thought that? Using spyware to #wiretap the #communications of millions of people is #illegal. If the #NSA were aware of that ...

#software #security #cybersecurity #justice #usa #communication #chat #smartphone #news

Here's the source #code for the unofficial #Signal #app used by #Trump officials

source: micahflee.com/heres-the-source…

The source code contains hardcoded credentials and other #vulnerabilities.

#software #fail #bug #vulnerability #security #communication #chat #cybersecurity #whitehouse #usa #politics #government #problem #news

Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials

💡Update May 4, 2025: I have published quite the follow-up story, if I may say so myself: The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked Yesterday, I published an analysis of what I could publicly find about TM SGNL, the obscure and unofficial Sign…

^{Micah Lee (micahflee)}

Massive increase in #Telegram responding to #law enforcement court orders in the #UK since their CEO was arrested.

source: cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog…

#surveillance #communication #news #bigbrother #orwell #politics #police #messenger

#Telegram pledges to exit the market rather than "undermine #encryption with #backdoors"

source: techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-…

Telegram's CEO, #PavelDurov, has said Telegram would rather exit a market than "undermine encryption with backdoors," reaffirming the company's commitment to users' #privacy and #security.

#cybersecurity #politics #communication #messenger #chat #politics #economy #news #internet

Telegram pledges to exit the market rather than "undermine encryption with backdoors"

"We don’t trade privacy for market share," said Telegram's CEO, Pavel Durov

^{Chiara Castro (TechRadar)}

#Waltz and #staff used #Gmail for #government #communications, officials say

source: washingtonpost.com/national-se…

#Trump’s national #security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a #crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

Don't forget that #Hillary was smart enough to use her own #email server.

#fail #omg #wtf #politics #WhiteHouse #USA #news #privacy #cybersecurity #problem #communication

President Donald #Trump, asked yesterday afternoon about the same matter, said, “It wasn’t classified #information.” - so here is the full #Signal #chat with the attack plans ...

source: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

#usa #government #politics #military #Yemen #warfare #war #cybersecurity #fail #communication

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal

The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

^{Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic)}

#China unveils a powerful deep-sea #cable cutter that could reset the world order

source: scmp.com/news/china/science/ar…

For example, cutting cables near strategic chokepoints such as #Guam, which is a linchpin of the US #military’s second island chain, a defence strategy used to contain China, the tool could essentially destabilise global communications during a geopolitical #crisis.

#warfare #cyberwar #terror #war #technology #internet #communication #news

China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could reset the world order

Beijing now has the power to disrupt global communications after scientists revealed a device that can sever undersea cables.

^{Stephen Chen (South China Morning Post)}

How secure is our data? 🤔

#privacy #security #CyberSecurity #CyberWarfare #hacker #surveillance #spy #Trojans #CyberCrime #online #Internet #encryption #communication #question #software #politics

The BigBrotherAward in the Communications category goes to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., which as a US-based company is obliged to share data with intelligence services, but still claims to be in compliance with the GDPR. Since a relevant part of its development takes place in China, Zoom is also subject to Chinese control and censorship. The award also goes to all organisations, in particular those working on human rights, the environment and the climate crisis, who use Zoom and therefore expose their participants to surveilance, even though free and privacy-friendly alternatives are available.

Laudatio: padeluun