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Researchers Leverage Voicemail Flaw to Compromise Messaging Apps

25

Oct

2016

Italian security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that can be easily exploited to break into messaging applications such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal. According to InTheCyber security researchers, the rather old voicemail caller-ID spoofing flaw can be leveraged to steal activation codes sent by messaging apps and compromise accounts. The researchers say that networks of […]

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Critical bug in libotr could open users of ChatSecure, Adium, Pidgin to compromise

11

Mar

2016

A vulnerability in “libotr,” the C code implementation of the Off-the-Record (OTR) protocol that is used in many secure instant messengers such as ChatSecure, Pidgin, Adium and Kopete, could be exploited by attackers to crash an app using libotr or execute remote code on the user’s machine. “An attacker could execute his own code inside […]

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You can now use Facebook Messenger on your wrist with Android Wear

08

Aug

2014

Android Wear is quickly gaining support for more messaging apps beyond Googles Hangouts. WhatsApp recently released a beta update enabling owners of the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live to dictate message replies, swipe through a stack of multiple notifications, and view full-length message previews. Now, Facebook is following close behind and adding support for […]

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Researchers Leverage Voicemail Flaw to Compromise Messaging Apps

Critical bug in libotr could open users of ChatSecure, Adium, Pidgin to compromise

You can now use Facebook Messenger on your wrist with Android Wear

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