Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man looks at his phone in New York on June 7. (Michael Nagle) Federal officials warned Tuesday that a massive Chinese hacking ...

Text messaging has been around since the dawn of cellular technology, and sparked its own unique language. But it’s time to put sending regular SMS messages out to pasture. If you have an iPhone, ...

Putting sensitive data in email messages or cloud storage should give you the heebie-jeebies, but a good dose of cryptography can give you peace of mind. Pretty Good ...

In addition, encrypted messages may only be sent between two individuals, not groups. Encrypting images, video and other media is not supported. Both participants must either have exchanged direct ...

The US Department of Justice has unsealed a warrant detailing how law enforcement agencies accessed and used the encrypted communications of criminals as part of its TrojanShield investigation, a ...

If you want to encrypt messages on Android, check out these four options for achieving that goal. At some point in your mobile life, you’re going to need to send an encrypted message. Whether it’s ...

There’s never been a better time to start encrypting your texts and phone calls. Hackers are breaking into more personal devices than ever before, and massive government surveillance dragnets are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. There have been a flurry of headlines in the last two days, after the ...

With the change, backups of WhatsApp messages in Google Drive or iCloud can be encrypted and made accessible only to the user. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before ...

Twitter is beginning to roll out its long-promised encrypted direct messaging feature. However, the initial rollout comes with some major limitations that could make it less than ideal for ...

Microsoft has confirmed a known issue that prevents recipients from opening encrypted emails in classic Outlook.