Avoid the Hack! on Nostr: CISA, FBI urge Americans to use #encrypted #messaging apps to combat Chinese telco ...
CISA, FBI urge Americans to use #encrypted #messaging apps to combat Chinese telco hackers
ICYMI: in OCT 2024, it was reported ation-state threat actor "Salt Typhoon" has deeply compromised most of the major US telecos - AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc - likely conduct cyber espionage. Their level of access meant the threat actor could access real-time unencrypted calls and texts + #metadata.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/fbi-recommends-encrypted-messaging-apps-combat-chinese-hackers/
I give my recomendations here (this is not an all encompassing list of every e2e encrypted chat platform out there): https://avoidthehack.com/best-secure-messengers
In a "pinch" #WhatsApp and #iMessage will do (they're not SMS) as they are also e2e encrypted, though they're not recommended from a privacy sense mostly because of the amount of metadata exposed to the servers.
#cybersecurity #privacy #salttyphoon
ICYMI: in OCT 2024, it was reported ation-state threat actor "Salt Typhoon" has deeply compromised most of the major US telecos - AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc - likely conduct cyber espionage. Their level of access meant the threat actor could access real-time unencrypted calls and texts + #metadata.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/fbi-recommends-encrypted-messaging-apps-combat-chinese-hackers/
I give my recomendations here (this is not an all encompassing list of every e2e encrypted chat platform out there): https://avoidthehack.com/best-secure-messengers
In a "pinch" #WhatsApp and #iMessage will do (they're not SMS) as they are also e2e encrypted, though they're not recommended from a privacy sense mostly because of the amount of metadata exposed to the servers.
#cybersecurity #privacy #salttyphoon