Two weeks of absolute chaos, and no-one seems to be in control—here’s what you need to know.
This month has been marked by the extraordinary revelations that Chinese state-linked hackers have been marauding through U.S. networks, harvesting user call and text metadata and in some cases their content as well. The result—
The backdrop to this story has been the equally unprecedented iPhone messaging update that has finally brought RCS to Apple’s billion-plus users. While Google has hailed this as “no more blurry photos,” that has been quickly overtaken by events. I highlighted RCS’s security weaknesses before, during and after Apple’s release, but now the FBI has ensured thatThe defense has been that an end-to-end encrypted RCS update is coming soon.
Google added its voice into the mix: “We believe that E2EE is a critical component of secure messaging, and we have been working with the broader ecosystem to bring cross-platform E2EE to RCS chats as soon as possible.”If this was a collaboration between Apple and Google to bridge iMessage and Google Messages, it would take months. But it’s not. It’s an update to the core RCS protocol itself, and so it will mandate changes throughout its architecture.
Apple has been quiet throughout this process and hasn’t said much on RCS, other than to warn that it’s not secure. “Apple’s implementation of RCS is based on the industry’s standard. RCS messages aren’t end-to-end encrypted, which means they're not protected from a third-party reading them while they're sent between devices.”
It’s not clear what happens now or when it happens, but in the meantime, if you haven’t already switched to a secure messenger, then do so now. There’s still time for Apple and Google to take control of this situation, as they did during covid, but there’s no signs of that happening yet. And the clock is ticking…Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
Rcs Salt Typhoon Whatsapp Encryption China Trump Fbi Warning Cisa Warning Apple Warning
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
FBI Hacking Warning—Change 2 Settings On Your iPhoneZak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
Read more »
Microsoft Windows Hacking Warning—450 Million Users Must Now ActZak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
Read more »
Microsoft Hacking Warning—450 Million Windows Users Must Now ActZak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
Read more »
Microsoft Hacking Warning—450 Million Windows Users Must Now ActZak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
Read more »
How to make sure texts, calls are encrypted after FBI security warningKevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.
Read more »
Here's Why iPhone Owners Should Stop Texting Android Users Amid FBI WarningA Chinese hacking operation known as 'Salt Typhoon' recently accessed private text messages and phone conversations.
Read more »