The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

The U.S. government is urging the public to rely on encrypted text messages after a Chinese hacking campaign. The FBI, along with the Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), described the hack as ...

The FBI and others are now recommending that Americans send encrypted messages while texting or emailing someone. This comes ...

Rich Communication Services is Google's modernization of SMS and MMS for Android. It offers read receipts, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption, positioning it as a secure ...

The FBI has issued a serious warning to everyone who texts using an iPhone or Android phone, according to NBC. Due to a never-before-seen cyberattack, which analysts are calling “Salt Typhoon,” ...

UPDATE (November 25, 2025): Google spokesperson reached out with a comment regarding this situation. Here’s the statement in full: “Based on our current detection, no apps containing this malware are ...

Hackers could be after your text messages. Especially vulnerable: texts between Android and Apple devices. Three weeks ago the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

Google doesn't have the best track record when it comes to user privacy, but it's getting better. The company's messaging app, Google Messages, now comes pre-installed on most new Android devices and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

When Apple released Messages with RCS support in iOS 18 last year, it was missing a key security feature: end-to-end encryption. At the time, Apple said it would wait until encryption was part of the ...