That’s why the FBI warning was echoed a few weeks ago by the U.S. cyber defense agency, telling smartphone users to “ only ...

Have you been using the new RCS format to send texts between an iPhone and an Android phone? If so, you could be exposing your messages to snooping by foreign hackers. In a news call with reporters on ...

This is your signal to invest in secure messaging. After The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat involving top White House officials, it begs the ...

As the threat of international cyberattacks grow, the FBI is warning of a danger that most people are probably not aware exists: texting between different brands of cell phones. Specifically, while ...

In Apple's second iOS 26.3 beta, a leaker found code related to the company's work on bringing E2EE to RCS chats.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. In an era where data breaches and digital surveillance dominate ...

You probably use text message, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or even Instagram to chat with others. And while those messaging apps work fine, some still seek out alternatives that lean hard into a ...

Some people believe that using private messaging apps such as Signal and WhatsApp ensures total security. The truth is otherwise. Although these apps provide end-to-end encryption, their security can ...

This is thanks to the latest RCS standard that includes E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. It basically enables interoperable encryption between different platform providers.

Be careful how you text. A recent warning on texting from the FBI sparked a lot questions from consumers. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. NBC 5 Responds looked into what’s behind the ...