National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE
Severe Vulnerabilities Discovered in Software to Protect Internet Routing
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National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Bern (ots) - The new backup protocol for Whatsapp messages was subjected to a comprehensive security analysis by a research team. One identified weakness can be resolved with a strong password. Every day, people around the world exchange billions of messages using the Whatsapp messaging service. End-to-end encryption is used to ensure they are secure. However, until recently the automatic backups of chats did not enjoy the same level of security, as the personal key to the ...