Officials Urge Encrypted Messaging Amid Ongoing Chinese Telecom Hacks
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The FBI and CISA are urging Americans to use fully encrypted messaging and phone calls due to ongoing cyberattacks attributed to Chinese hackers. While iPhone-to-iPhone and Android-to-Android messages are secure, cross-platform messaging lacks end-to-end encryption, making it vulnerable. The agencies recommend using encrypted apps like WhatsApp or Signal for secure communication, as RCS, the successor to SMS, still lacks full encryption for cross-platform messaging. This advice comes amid heightened concerns over US network vulnerabilities.
- FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—Stop Sending Texts Forbes
- U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack NBC News
- Chinese hack of global telecom providers is ‘ongoing,’ officials warn POLITICO
- U.S. officials say they still have not expelled Chinese telco hackers The Washington Post
- US officials still working to evict Chinese hackers from major US telecom networks CNN
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