WhatsApp, Signal and Facebook Messenger all offer end-to-end encryption. If you're on iOS and chatting to people on Apple devices, Messages and FaceTime are safe, but aren't encrypted when talking to non-Apple devices. Regular SMS messages aren't encrypted, and RCS encryption is dependent on who you're talking to.

A 'cyber espionage campaign' is ongoing and federal authorities are warning people to keep their data safe. One way to do that is encrypted messaging.

As a result, officials recommend consumers use encrypted messaging apps. “Our suggestion, what we have told folks internally, is not new here: Encryption is your friend, whether

The FBI is advising iPhone and Android users to avoid sending unencrypted text messages between operating systems. The warning follows an alleged cyber breach by a Chinese hacking group known as "Salt Typhoon.

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a statement on Nov.

Chinese hackers infiltrating eight US telecommunications companies and gaining access to text and phone conversations. Not long after, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a recommendation: Use encrypted messaging.