Signal Encrypted Messaging Comes to Desktop
Moxie Marlinspike’s Open Whisper Systems released Signal Desktop, a desktop version of Signal end-to-end encrypted messaging application.
View ArticleQuestions Linger as Juniper Removes Backdoored Dual_EC RNG
Juniper Networks has removed the backdoored Dual_EC DRBG algorithm from its ScreenOS operating system, but new developments show Juniper deployed Dual_EC long after it was known to be backdoored.
View ArticleGovernment Agencies Audit for Juniper Backdoor
Government agencies have until Feb. 4 to audit their IT infrastructure for the use of backdoored Juniper Networks’ Netscreen firewalls.
View ArticleHarvard Paper Rebuts Going Dark
While the government still covets exceptional access to encrypted data, a Harvard paper says that plenty of surveillance opportunities remain, especially with the Internet of Things, metadata and more.
View ArticleJuniper Acknowledges Equation Group Targeted ScreenOS
Juniper Networks on Friday acknowledged that implants contained in the ShadowBrokers data dump target NetScreen firewalls running ScreenOS.
View ArticleSnowden Makes Case for a Presidential Pardon
The ACLU and Amnesty International kick off a campaign that seeks a presidential pardon for Edward Snowden.
View ArticleSnowden Slammed in House Committee Report
A House Committee report slammed the former U.S. defense contractor saying he has done "tremendous damage" to the United States national security.
View ArticleNSA Contractor Charged With Stealing Classified Hacking Secrets
A NSA contractor working for Booz Allen Hamilton was arrested and charged with stealing secret documents from the U.S. spy agency.
View ArticleSecure Email Service Lavabit Relaunches
Lavabit, the secure email provider that suspended operations back in 2013 after the US government asked for its users SSL keys, relaunched Friday under a new architecture.
View ArticleShadowBrokers Dump More Equation Group Hacks, Auction File Password
The ShadowBrokers' latest dump of Equation Group hacks focuses on UNIX systems and GSM networks, and was accompanied by an open letter to President Trump.
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