Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors
What might some Android apps be quietly doing behind the backs of their users? The answer, according to a succession of studies, is quite a lot,…
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WhatsApp contains ‘dangerous’ and deliberate backdoors
WhatsApp has had a rocky past year as faith in its privacy and encryption promises continued to falter — especially after the world’s richest man…
Hacker backdoors popular JavaScript library to steal Bitcoin funds
A hacker has gained (legitimate) access to a popular JavaScript library and has injected malicious code that steals Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash funds…
Crypto Price Tracking App CoinTicker Installs Backdoors to Control Host Computer | Crypto
Cybersecurity publications were sounding the alarm over cryptocurrency malware again Monday, Oct. 29 after a Malwarebytes forum user reported a price…
‘Five Eyes’ governments call on tech giants to build encryption backdoors — or else | Social
A pact of five nation states dedicated to a global “collect it all” surveillance mission has issued a memo calling on their governments to demand…
‘Five Eyes’ Governments Urge Tech Companies to Build Backdoors into Encrypted Services | Mac
Five nations including the U.S. and the U.K. have urged tech companies to comply with requests to build backdoors into their encrypted services, or…
Compulsory encryption backdoors for US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand | Innovation
In a Five Eyes ministerial meeting in late August, the governments of the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand put forward a number of…