Tag: Instant Messaging
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Researchers Uncover Wiretapping of XMPP-Based Instant Messaging Service
New findings have shed light on what’s said to be a lawful attempt to covertly intercept traffic originating from jabber[.]ru (aka …
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DarkGate Malware Spreading via Messaging Services Posing as PDF Files
A piece of malware known as DarkGate has been observed being spread via instant messaging platforms such as Skype and Microsoft Teams. In …
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5 Ways to Make Your Instant Messaging More Secure
of chat messages sent each day is hard to come by, but with WhatsApp alone accounting for billions of users, you can imagine the sheer …
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New Vector scores $8.5M to plug more users into its open, decentralized messaging Matrix
“Slack and WhatsApp have shown just how important instant messaging is for workplace productivity but combining this convenience with …
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Shape Security hits $1B valuation with $51M Series F
Anti-fraud startup Shape Security has tipped over the $1 billion valuation mark following its latest Series F round of $51 million. The …
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SEC expands its war on cryptocurrency companies with a lawsuit against Kik
Kik was supposed to do that by building systems like a Kin transaction service, a rewards system for companies that used Kin, and by …
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Facebook’s ex-CSO, Alex Stamos, defends its decision to inject ads in WhatsApp
Alex Stamos, Facebook’s former chief security officer, who left the company this summer to take up a role in academia, has made a …
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France to move ministers off Telegram, WhatsApp over security fears
The French government has said it intends to move to using its own encrypted messaging service this summer, over concerns of the risks that …
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