Instagram to discontinue end-to-end encryption for DMs [Update: Meta's statement]

"Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months. Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end ...
Android Authority

Instagram messages are about to lose end-to-end encryption, and you may need to act

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encryption for messages on May 8. If you use the feature, Instagram says you’ll get instructions to download affected messages and media. Without end-to-end ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Authenticator Flaw on Android, iOS Could Leak Login Codes for Millions

Microsoft Authenticator Flaw on Android, iOS Could Leak Login Codes for Millions Your email has been sent A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Authenticator could expose sensitive login codes ...

5 essential features of a business messaging app

Businesses depend on messaging apps just as much as individuals. Smooth business operations require instant, clear ...
IEEE

WireWatch: Measuring the Security of Proprietary Network Encryption in the Global Android Ecosystem

Abstract: We present WireWatch, a large-scale measurement pipeline to evaluate the network security of Android apps. WireWatch measures apps' usage of plaintext network traffic and non-standard, ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Apple examines encryption of messages between iPhone and Android

Apple has taken a first step toward blocking the ability of third parties to read messages sent between iPhone and Android. Apple has recently began testing a new technology that enables encryption of ...
AppleInsider

iPhone users can test encrypted RCS texts to Android in iOS 26.4 beta 2

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully encrypted RCS messages for the first time. You may recall that in the first iOS ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...
Android Police

Apple begins testing end-to-end encryption for Apple-to-Android RCS

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
IEEE

Attribute-Based Encryption for Circuits of Unbounded Depth from Lattices

Abstract: Although we have known about fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) from circular security assumptions for over a decade [Gentry, FOCS ’10; Brakerski-Vaikuntanathan, STOC ’11], there is still a ...
federalnewsnetwork.com

White House to require post-quantum encryption plans from agencies

The White House Office of Management and Budget will soon direct agencies to map out plans for adopting post-quantum encryption to protect their most sensitive systems and data. Federal Chief ...