WhatsApp photos and videos can now disappear after a single viewing

WhatsApp said that it would soon let users send disappearing photos and videos and this week the feature will be rolling out to everybody. Anyone using the Facebook-owned messaging app can share a photo or video in “view once” mode, allowing a single viewing before the media in question goes poof. Media shared with “view […]

A Silicon Valley VC firm with $1.8B in assets was hit by ransomware

Advanced Technology Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in assets under its management, was hit by a ransomware attack in July that saw cybercriminals steal personal information on the company’s private investors, or limited partners (LPs). In a letter to the Maine attorney general’s office, ATV said it became […]

政府も支持する強固なセキュリティ、分散型メッセージ基盤「Matrix」が目指していること

分散型のメッセージプラットフォーム「Matrix」が注目されている。このオープンソースのシステムはフランス政府やドイツ軍などが採用しており、そのセキュリティの強固さは折り紙付きだ。