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The latest Salt Typhoon attack

dcontesti — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:04:20 GMT

Canadian iPhone and Android users should stop testing each other, experts advise, as the FBI investigates cyberattacks in the U.S.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canadian-iphone-and-android-users-should-stop-texting-each-other-experts-advise-as-fbi-investigates/article_633d58de-b62b-11ef-8949-4b239047f867.html

Re: The latest Salt Typhoon attack

ericgeater — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:42:05 GMT

There are so many angles to this. As this article mentions, first, there's phone-to-phone issues. Then there's the carrier concerns, since all US carriers are dealing with foreign intrusions and attacks. It really does seem like the only intact defense layers here are app encryption (WhatsApp, Signal, Threema) and/or personal VPN use.

Thoughts?

Re: The latest Salt Typhoon attack

Caute_cautim — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:42:40 GMT

@ericgeater

Ask yourselves who owns WhatsApp - Meta so they share information regardless - so definitely insecure.

Threema anyone read the EULA with respect to data sharing? https://threema.ch/en/work/support/legal

Signal even though it now uses Quantum Cryptography algorithms have apparently changed their EULA, and the release of information.

Telegram definitely sells information and shares information - not secure - leaks like a sieve.

Plus if you have Google AI, Iphone AI or Microsoft CoPilot where is the data they collect and where does it go?

https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/messaging-app-security

I would prefer to be in a "Faraday Cage".

Not impressed over current applications at the present time.

Regards

Caute_Cautim