The FBI issued a warning to iphone and android users to stop sending text messages to each other. An unprecedented cyberattack by China, which Microsoft nicknamed ‘salt typhoon,’ is believed to potentially expose private communications to foreign hackers, Chinese hackers reportedly targeted major U. S.. telecommunication companies including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies in an effort to spy on American consumers.
The FBI is recommending all cellphone users instead use encrypted messaging applications, such as Whatsapp and Signal, to minimize the likelihood of their text messages being exposed to hackers when texting between iphone or android users on the opposite phone brand. The encrypted messaging apps also allow users to make encrypted phone calls through the internet. They say encryption is your friend, whether it’s on text messaging or if you have the capacity to use encrypted voice communication. Even if the adversary is able to intercept the data, if it is encrypted, it will make it impossible.
