Apr 12th 2016
Security Now 555
Steve Gibson analyzes the Open Whisper "Signal" protocol that has been integrated into WhatsApp.
BadLock, the latest draft of the Burr/Feinstein encryption bill, the iPhone FBI hack update, a worrisome architectural problem in Mozilla's Firefox extension handling, HTTPS gets a BIG new supporter, at least tens of thousands of commercial CCTV DVRs can be remotely hacked, Amazon is (was) selling a malware-infected Webcam system, and the results of Steve's deep dive into the security of WhatsApp.
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