Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available ...

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...

In February 2026, social media users alleged that newly released federal case files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein proved the long-debunked "pizzagate" conspiracy theory. According to the ...

Signal is the best sexting app for most people, and it was a favorite among the experts I spoke with. This encrypted messaging app isn’t a place to find new sexting buddies, but it is a great app for ...

European Union countries are moving away from American tech giants to run their own clouds and servers to control their digital destiny. You can do this, too. Here's how.

A gang of drug dealers who discussed trading military-grade weapons have been jailed for a total of 75 years after police decrypted their secret messages. Jones, 59, Harly Wise, 29, and Naginder Gill, ...

Dead phones during emergencies are dangerous, but discovering your “private” messages aren’t actually private? That’s a different kind of crisis entirely. A massive class-action lawsuit filed January ...

End-to-end encryption (nicknamed E2EE) has been a major selling point of Meta's WhatsApp messenger since the feature was introduced in 2016. In short, true E2EE ensures that texts, calls, images, and ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that exploits social media private messages to propagate malicious payloads, likely with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan ...

Apple is reportedly moving closer to end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages, nearly a year after first announcing the feature in March 2025. The latest iOS 26.3 ...

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You may see this error because the Microsoft 365 encryption service cannot verify your identity or check if you have permission to view the message. This is not ...