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January 15, 2021

How a VPN can protect your online privacy

Have you ever experienced the feeling of relief that comes when you do something silly, but you’re glad you did it where people don’t know you? Or maybe you wished you were somewhere like that, but alas… That is what a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can do for you: it can put you in a place where you are unknown. To determine if and when you need a VPN, you must define what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: end-to-end encryption, ISP, privacy, provider, restricted content, survey, vpn
July 22, 2020

EncroChat system eavesdropped on by law enforcement

Due to the level of sophistication of the attack, and the malware code, we can no longer guarantee the security of your device. This text caused a lot of aggravation, worries, and sleepless nights. No one wants to hear the security of their device has been compromised by a malware attack. The good news is that the actual victims of this malware attack were almost exclusively criminals. The bad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cryptophone, encrochat, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Hacking, law enforcement, Malware, otr, pgp
May 22, 2020

Going dark: encryption and law enforcement

UPDATE, 05/22/2020: In the advent of the EARN IT Act, the debate on government subversion of encryption has reignited.  Given that the material conditions of the technology have not changed, and the arguments given in favor of the bill are not novel, we’ve decided to republish the following blog outlining our stance on the subject. Originally published July 25, 2017 We’re hearing it a lot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: backdoor, Department of Justice, DOJ, earn it act, encryption, end-to-end encryption, going dark, Government, law enforcement, privacy, Security world
October 17, 2019

Why all organizations must better protect sensitive data

About two weeks ago, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) kicked off with a new message stressing personal responsibility for users keeping themselves safe online: “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” NCSAM asked users to consider best practices for both securing their own devices and protecting sensitive data. But personal responsibility in cybersecurity extends beyond … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, Data Security, device security, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violence, end-to-end encryption, gps, location history, location tracking, national cybersecurity awareness month, National domestic violence awareness month, National Network to End Domestic Violence, NNEDV, passcode, password manager, remote wiping, secure messaging, single sign-on, sso, stalkerware
August 13, 2019

Data and device security for domestic abuse survivors

For more than a month, Malwarebytes has worked with advocacy groups, law enforcement, and cybersecurity researchers to deliver helpful information in fighting stalkerware—the disturbing cyber threat that enables domestic abusers to spy on their partners’ digital and physical lives. While we’ve ramped up our detections, written a safety guide for those who might have stalkerware on their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2fa, Android, App Store, Cloud Storage, Data Security, device security, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Google Play, Google Play Store, iMessage, iOS, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, passcode, privacy, secure messaging, security, signal, spyware, stalkerware, two-factor authentication, whatsapp, wire
July 8, 2019

How to securely send your personal information

This story originally ran on The Parallax and was updated on July 3, 2019. A few months ago, my parents asked a great security question: How could they securely send their passport numbers to a travel agent? They knew email wasn’t safe on its own. Standard email indeed isn’t safe for sending high-value personal information such as credit card or passport numbers, according to security … [Read more...]

Filed Under: data at rest, data in transit, email, encryption, end-to-end encryption, personal information, PII, privacy, secure messaging, signal, whatsapp, wire
March 20, 2019

Facebook’s history betrays its privacy pivot

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proposed a radical pivot for his company this month: it would start caring—really—about privacy, building out a new version of the platform that turns Facebook less into a public, open “town square” and more into a private, intimate “living room.” Zuckerberg promised end-to-end encryption across the company’s messaging platforms, interoperability, disappearing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: advertising portal, Aela Callan, Australia, Australian, Brian Acton, Burmese, Business, cambridge analytica, CEO announcements, CLOUD Act, data breach, digital living room, digital town square, discrimination, discriminatory, E2E, Elliot Schrage, encryption, end-to-end encryption, ethnic cleansing, facebook, FOSTA, human rights, human rights violations, Instagram, Jan Koum, Malwarebytes news, Mark Zuckerberg, messenger, Myanmar, Net Neutrality, Onava, privacy, ProPublica, Rohingya, Rohingya Muslim, SESTA, SESTA/FOSTA, Sheryl Sandberg, ultranationalist, unsend, whatsapp
February 7, 2019

Merging Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram: a technical, reputational hurdle

Secure messaging is supposed to be just that—secure. That means no backdoors, strong encryption, private messages staying private, and, for some users, the ability to securely communicate without giving up tons of personal data. So, when news broke that scandal-ridden, online privacy pariah Facebook would expand secure messaging across its Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram apps, a broad community … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apple, encryption, end-to-end encryption, facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, messaging services, messenger, privacy, Security world, signal, whatsapp