"Popular Encrypted Email Standards Are Unsafe: Researchers"

Popular PGP and S/MIME email encryption standards have been discovered to contain security flaws. According to researchers, these vulnerabilities could allow the contents of encrypted email communications to be exposed to attackers. This article continues to discuss the vulnerabilities of PGP and S/MIME standards, how hackers could exploit these vulnerabilities, how users could avoid the risks posed by such security flaws, and the use of PGP.

Reuters report "Popular Encrypted Email Standards Are Unsafe: Researchers"