Apple set to remove thousands of games from Chinese App Store in license crackdownThe company is taking action on a long-exploited loophole.By R. England, 06.22.2020
Senators demand answers over Juniper Network's 2015 backdoor incidentThe group says the episode could act as a 'valuable case study.'By R. England, 06.11.2020
DOJ letter reveals the FBI recently cracked an iPhone 11While pushing for additional access to Apple's devices.By R. Lawler, 01.22.2020
Facebook tells US, UK and Australia it won't weaken chat encryptionIt's setting up a potential legal battle over messaging app privacy.By J. Fingas, 12.10.2019
Apple, Google and others condemn UK plan to view encrypted chatsThey say GCHQ's 'ghost protocol' undermines user trust and security.By R. England, 05.30.2019
ASUS releases fix for ShadowHammer malware attackIt should also reduce the chances of similar attacks in the future.By J. Fingas, 03.26.2019
Hackers hijacked update server to install backdoors on ASUS machinesThe attackers distributed the malware to more than half a million computers.By A. Dellinger, 03.25.2019
Signal says it can't allow government access to users' chatsThe company is responding to Australia’s controversial new law.By M. Locklear, 12.14.2018
Australian law could force tech firms to hand over customer dataCompanies like Facebook, Apple and Google could face a $7.3 million fine if they don't.By R. England, 08.14.2018
FBI admits to 'over-counting' inaccessible mobile devicesThe number of encrypted devices is much lower than the 7,800 it had claimed.By R. Lawler, 05.22.2018
Bipartisan bill aims to prevent the government from forcing backdoorsIt would block agencies from requesting access and courts from compelling it.By M. Locklear, 05.10.2018
DOJ renews push to require access to encrypted devicesIt's hoping researchers will tell it what it wants to hear.By J. Fingas, 03.24.2018
FBI chief says phone encryption is a 'major public safety issue'The encryption debate rages on.By M. Moon, 01.10.2018
OnePlus inadvertently left a backdoor on its phones (updated)It's the second security flaw in as many months.By J. Fingas, 11.14.2017
The FBI can’t unlock the Texas church shooter’s phoneThis is sure to reignite the encryption debate.By D. Lumb, 11.07.2017
US allies accuse NSA of manipulating encryption standardsThe agency has now backed down on its plans for 'Simon' and 'Speck'.By R. England, 09.21.2017
Australian bill would make tech companies decrypt user messagesThe government's proposal would let law enforcement get access to suspected extremists' communications.By D. Lumb, 07.14.2017
Russia threatens to ban Telegram if it doesn’t hand over dataRussian authorities say the app supports terrorist activity.By M. Locklear, 06.26.2017
EU proposes banning encryption backdoorsEnd-to-end security could be mandatory across most of Europe.By J. Fingas, 06.19.2017
Anti-encryption bill changes would limit some effects on securityThe proposed alterations would limit the legislation's reach, but wouldn't eliminate its core flaws.By J. Fingas, 09.10.2016