A mistake in the process used by the Signal Desktop application to encrypt locally stored messages leaves them wide open to an attacker.

This paper introduces an applied problem-solving task, set in the context of cryptography and embedded in a network of computer-based tools. This designed learning environment engaged students in a ...

Israeli security firm Cellebrite has claimed that it can decrypt messages from Signal's highly secure chat and voice-call app, boasting that it could disrupt communications from "gang members ...

At first glance, it might not seem a major problem. Cybersecurity experts widely consider Signal to be the leading easy-to-use encrypted messaging service, and there are no public reports of its ...

A company claims it can decrypt messages sent using the Signal messenger app on Android phones, despite it being considered to be one of the most secure apps around that offers end-to-end encryption.

The problem is that the encryption key is stored on the machine in a local plain text file. Any malware able to read unencrypted local files could obtain the key, and therefore decrypt the messages.