The U.S. government is urging senior government officials and politicians to ditch phone calls and text messages following intrusions at major American telecommunications companies blamed on Chinese hackers.


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Apple and Android users have been urged to stop receiving two-factor authentication codes via text after government officials revealed a massive telecom breach that could expose non-encrypted messages to malicious actors.

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Feds issue another warning about texting dangers — the scary reason to stop using two-factor authentication now

The cybersecurity watchdog has urged senior officials and politicians to use only end-to-end encrypted communications.

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US government tells officials, politicians to ditch regular calls and texts

A federal agency on Wednesday issued urgent written guidance to top government officials and politicians to immediately stop using standard phone calls and text messages after major U.S. telecommunications companies were targeted by Chinese hackers.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in guidance that “individuals who are in senior government or senior political positions” should “immediately review and apply” best p…

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Federal Agency Urges High-Level US Officials to ‘Immediately’ Switch to Encrypted Apps

The US government has urged “highly targeted individuals” to switch to encrypted messenger apps following a massive security breach

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US officials told to switch to encrypted communications

End-to-end encryption aims to make data unreadable by anyone except its sender and its recipient

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US cyber watchdog seeks switch to encrypted apps following 'Salt Typhoon' hacks

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US government urges high-ranking officials to lock down mobile devices following telecom breaches

The first recommendation of the US the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is "Use only end-to-end encrypted communications." The post US government tells officials, politicians to ‘immediately’ ditch regular calls appeared first on Euractiv.

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US government tells officials, politicians to ‘immediately’ ditch regular calls

Even the U.S. government is telling Americans to use encrypted apps.

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Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’

Today, CISA urged senior government and political officials to switch to end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal following a wave of telecom breaches across dozens of countries, including eight carriers in the United States. [...]

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