Comment on How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes
0xD@infosec.pub 1 day agoThat doesn’t really do anything. Attackers need local access to the device to get the database itself. Chances are, they’ll get the key right with it.
HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Molly encrypts it using a passphrase instead of a locally stored key for exactly that reason.
0xD@infosec.pub 1 day ago
The passphrase or the unencrypted database are still open in memory. Though that is, of course, a more complicated attack but they could simply read it through the app itself.
HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 1 day ago
You can set it to wipe them from memory on different conditions, including instantly if youre that paranoid, sure its still possible. Its an optional feature most people wont use, but its pretty well thought out.
0xD@infosec.pub 2 hours ago
Sounds great!