TeleGuard, a "secure" chat app, has encryption so bad it is "meaningless"
11 hours ago
- #encryption-security
- #messaging-apps
- #privacy-issues
- TeleGuard, a messaging app with over a million downloads, claims secure end-to-end encryption but has poor encryption implementation.
- Security researchers found attackers can easily access users' private keys and decrypt messages.
- TeleGuard uploads private keys to its servers, allowing the company itself to decrypt user messages.
- Private keys can be partially derived by intercepting user traffic.
- The app's security flaws highlight the uneven quality of encrypted messaging apps.