Messaging Apps

TikTok Refuses End-to-End Encryption for DMs — Here's What That Really Means

TikTok Says No to End-to-End Encryption: Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal

| | Authorized Access, china, Content Moderation, Cybersecurity, Data breaches, data protection, Digital Rights, Direct Messages, end-to-end encryption, Episodes, government surveillance, Instagram, Messaging Apps, Meta, Privacy, security, social media, TikTok, UK Regulations, User Safety, Weekly Edition, WhatsApp
In a move that bucks the entire industry trend, TikTok has confirmed it will not implement end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages on its platform — arguing that E2EE would make users ...
Shared Security Podcast
MFA, security, Google Cloud, Oasis, MFA, Telegram cybercrime phishing

CEO Durov Says Telegram Will Provide More Data to Governments

| | cybercrime, Messaging Apps, Telegram app
The CEO of controversial messaging app Telegram says it will now make information about users suspected of crimes more easily available to law enforcement, a move that comes a month after he ...
Security Boulevard
JavaScript malware banking

Malware Families Love Telegram, Discord as Much as Users

| | credential theft, Discord, Intel 471, Malware, Messaging Apps, Telegram
Messaging apps like Discord and Telegram have become a conduit for malware, as their popularity grows among users who want to create and share programs on the platforms. These bots may facilitate ...
Security Boulevard
Log4j Vulnerability, Apple AirTags Used by Thieves, The FBI's Encrypted Messaging App Document

Log4j Vulnerability, Apple AirTags Used by Thieves, FBI’s Encrypted Messaging App Document

| | AirTags, Apache, Apple, Cybersecurity, Digital Privacy, encryption, Episodes, FBI, Information Security, Infosec, Log2Shell, Log4j, Messaging Apps, Podcast, Privacy, security, technology, vulnerability, Weekly Edition
This week we discuss the Apache Log4j vulnerability and the impact it will have on organizations now and into the future, details on how Apple AirTags are being used by thieves to ...
The Shared Security Show