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WhatsApp fix to make View Once chats actually disappear is beaten in less than a week

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September 17, 2024 at 08:24PM Meta’s attempt to prevent unauthorized access to WhatsApp’s View Once messages was circumvented by white-hat hackers within a week. The feature, designed to ensure message privacy, relied on digital rights management but was found to be vulnerable on certain operating systems. Despite Meta’s initial fix, security concerns remain unresolved. Based … Read more

Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services

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April 23, 2024 at 06:57AM Microsoft’s PlayReady technology faces vulnerabilities, allowing rogue subscribers to download protected content from streaming services. AG Security Research’s founder, Adam Gowdiak, discovered these flaws over a nine-month period and has released tools to exploit them. While Microsoft is investigating, Gowdiak is reluctant to fully disclose his findings without a commercial … Read more