FBI Warns iPhone, Android Users—Change WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal Apps

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FBI Warns iPhone, Android Users—Change WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal Apps

FBI warns all users to stop texting—but secure messaging apps must also be changed. Here’s what you need to know.

FBI Issues Warning on Messaging App Security for iPhone and Android Users

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has urged iPhone and Android users to transition from standard texting to encrypted messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Signal, and Facebook Messenger. This development arises from apprehensions regarding the increasing cyber hazards associated with the Salt Typhoon hackers, who are purportedly connected to China’s Ministry of State Security. Although encryption enhances data security, the FBI advises …

FBI: Stop texting cross-platform.

Please don't come in here with, "who even texts anymore?", thanks. The lack of end-to-end encryption to protect cross-platform RCS, the successor to SMS, is a glaring omission. Click to expand... Click to shrink... The two officials briefing the media went as far as to suggest "that Americans should use encrypted apps for all their communications," according to other reports (1,2). That means stop sending texts …