Following a hacking campaign originating in China that exposed the communications of Americans, U.S. cybersecurity officials are recommending the use of end-to-end encryption to safeguard against similar risks. Federal authorities released security recommendations for targeted telecom companies, including Verizon and AT&T, emphasizing the importance of E2EE for all users. They also highlighted the vulnerabilities of non-encrypted messaging services, such as when iPhone and Android users exchange texts.
LONDON — After a sprawling hacking campaign exposed the communications of an unknown number of Americans, U.S. cybersecurity officials are advising people to use encryption in their communications.
Law enforcement officials had until now resisted this type of encryption because it means the technology companies themselves won't be able to look at the messages, nor respond to law enforcement requests to turn the data over.Officials said the hackers targeted the metadata of a large number of customers, including information on the dates, times and recipients of calls and texts. They also managed to see the content from texts from a much smaller number of victims.
But there's a weakness. When iPhone and Android users text each other, the messages are encrypted only using Rich Communication Services, an industry standard for instant messaging that replaces the older SMS and MMS standards. Privacy advocates are big fans of Signal, which applies end-to-end encryption on all messages and voice calls. The independent nonprofit group behind the app promises never to sell, rent, or lease customer data and has made its source code publicly available so that it can be audited by anyone to examine it"for security and correctness."
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