Swiss startup Soverli secures $2.6M to rethink smartphone security in Europe
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Europe’s push for digital sovereignty has transformed clouds, networks, and data infrastructure into strategic priorities. Yet the most…
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Evertrust Raises €10M To Fuel Expansion In Europe’s Digital Trust Market
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - French cybersecurity software company Evertrust has secured a €10 million Series A funding round from Elephant to support team expansion, product development, and international growth. Founded in 2017 by Kamel Ferchouche (CEO), Jean-Julien Alvado (CTO), a…
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 3:21 am / permalink 16727 / 4 stories in 2 months
Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps
Juli Clover / macrumors - Russia has blocked Apple's FaceTime video calling app in an ongoing effort to eliminate private communication methods, reports Reuters. Russia claims FaceTime is being used for criminal activity, and that blocking the app is a legitimate law enforcement m…
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Proton Sheets Launches as Encrypted Alternative to Google Sheets
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Proton today announced the launch of Proton Sheets, its end-to-end encrypted spreadsheet web application designed to offer a privacy-focused alternative to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.Unlike traditional spreadsheet tools, Proton Sheets encrypts all …
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Cryptographers Cancel Election Results After Losing Decryption Key
BeauHD / slashdot - The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) was forced to cancel its leadership election after a trustee lost their portion of the Helios voting system's decryption key, making it impossible to reveal or verify the final results. Ars Tech…
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X Rolls Out Encrypted ‘Chat’ to Replace DMs, But Admits Critical Security Flaws
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - X is replacing DMs with 'Chat,' adding video calls and end-to-end encryption. But the platform admits it has major security holes, leaving users vulnerable.The post X Rolls Out Encrypted ‘Chat’ to Replace DMs, But Admits Critical Security Flaws appeared f…
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Say goodbye to old DMs: X launches Chat with encryption and more
digitaltrends - X has officially launched Chat, replacing its classic Direct Messages with a full-featured communication suite, now with end-to-end encryption, video/voice calls, file transfer and disappearing messages.
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Microsoft Uncovers ‘Whisper Leak’ Flaw, Exposing Encrypted AI Chats Across 28 LLMs
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft researchers have detailed a new side-channel attack called “Whisper Leak” that can guess the topic of encrypted AI chats, exposing a fundamental privacy risk across the AI industry. In a report, the team showed how patterns in network traffic si…
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WhatsApp will let you use passkeys for your backups
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - WhatsApp is rolling out passkeys for backups, which is great news for anyone who has been on the platform for years. This will add another layer of security to anything that's been backed up, including chats, photos, voice notes and more.It's also conveni…
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UK government again trying to get backdoor access to Apple's user data
appleinsider - The UK government is continuing its bid to access Apple's user data, this time with a demand to routinely access iCloud backups of its citizenry.UK Houses of ParliamentIn August, the UK government seemingly backed down from its backdoor access mandate, ap…
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Tile’s lack of encryption could make tracker owners vulnerable to stalking
Emma Roth / theverge - Security researchers are shining the spotlight on a serious security vulnerability that could enable stalkers to track victims using their own Tile tags, as well as other unwanted violations of security and privacy. Research outlined by Wired shows that T…
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WhatsApp Finally Lets You Translate Messages Instantly: Here’s How
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Meta’s WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that lets you translate messages right inside the app. If someone texts you in a language you don’t understand, just long-press the message and tap “Translate.” You can pick the languages you want, and once dow…
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