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Twitter to Encrypt Direct Messages Using Signal Protocol, Shows Code

Earlier this month Twitter’s ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk said encrypted direct messages were coming, and now we’re seeing evidence how the company will achieve this. According to researcher Jane Manchun Wong, she said on Saturday evening, "Twitter will adopt the Signal Protocol for Encrypted DMs. Seeing code references of the Signal Protocol inside Twitter’s iOS...

Signal Creator Reportedly Exploited Vulnerabilities in Cellebrite Data Extraction Devices

The the creator of messaging app Signal, has written a long blogpost calling out various vulnerabilities in Cellebrite's devices. A new report from Vice reports that the founder of security-focused messenger Signal, Moxie Marlinspike, revealed today that he found and exploited vulnerabilities in software from Cellebrite, a company that specializes in digital forensics tools that have been used by authorities...