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Germany’s state spyware set to hack WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging apps by end of 2017 – International Business Times UK

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International Business Times UK

Germany's state spyware set to hack WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging apps by end of 2017
International Business Times UK
FinSpy is allegedly capable of remotely recording all calls and messages (both SMS as well as other messaging apps). The surveillance software can also remotely turn on a device's camera, microphone, as well as locate and track a device in real time.

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Trump doc claims Russia has cracked Telegram messaging service

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The raw intelligence document published this week that contains salacious stories about Donald Trump also offers up a glimpse into how Russia goes about its cyber spying – including the tidbit that it has cracked Telegram’s encrypted instant messaging service.

While none of the 35-page document is substantiated, it is detailed, and at least some of it is considered credible enough by U.S. intelligence agencies for them to have briefed Trump and President Barack Obama on it.

According to the documents prepared by a former British spy, a “cyber operative” for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) told him that Telegram no longer posed an issue for the government. “His/her understanding was that the FSB now successfully had cracked this communication software and therefore it was no longer secure to use,” the document says.

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Network World Tim Greene

Apple Flaw could Allow Hackers to Access Devices Via Messaging

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Researchers have discovered a flaw in Apple’s operating systems that could allow a hacker to gain access to your Mac or iPhone by sending an iMessage. A researcher from Cisco Talos found the vulnerability in which a hacker could send a certain type of …
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Not Tor, MIT’s Vuvuzela messaging system uses ‘noise’ to ensure privacy

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As privacy of The Onion Router (Tor) network comes into question, MIT researchers say they have devised a secure system called Vuvuzela that makes text messaging sent through it untraceable and that could be more secure than Tor when it comes to hiding who is talking to whom.

While it’s not ready for prime time, the messaging system makes it extremely difficult for attackers to find out which connected users are communicating with which others or whether they are sending or receiving messages at all, the researchers say in “Vuvuzela: Scalable Private Messaging Resistant to Traffic Analysis”.

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Network World Tim Greene