encryption
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Zoom’s Adding End-to-End Encryption For Real This Time, But It Will Cost You
Zoom, the video conferencing platform du jour while nearly everyone’s stuck inside under shelter-in-place orders, has been gradually beefing up its security as part of a 90-day plan after a wave of disturbing troll attacks drew international ire. On Thursday the company announced its latest step: finally implementing the kind of encryption protocols that it…
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Encryption Flaws Leave Millions Of Toyota, Kia, And Hyundai Cars Vulnerable To Key Cloning
Millions of cars with radio-enabled keys made by Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia may be vulnerable to hijacking thanks to a flaw in their encryption implementation, Wired reported this week, citing the results of a KU Leuven in Belgium and University of Birmingham study.
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U.S. Government Steps Up Pressure On Apple To Unlock Saudi Terror Suspect’s iPhone
Apple is facing escalating demands from the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) to assist authorities investigating the deadly shooting at a naval airbase in Pensacola, Florida, last month, which is now being treated as an act of terrorism.
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WhatsApp Vulnerability Could Have Allowed Attackers To Hijack Phones Using Malicious GIFs
Fair warning: It’s time for users to update encrypted messaging service WhatsApp.