Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

WhatsApp is rolling out passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to encrypt their chat history using their fingerprint, face, or a screen lock code. [...]

Apple, US Took Hard Line Against British DemandThe U.K. government is reportedly set to reverse course on requiring smartphone giant Apple to give police access to device data stored as backups in the California company's cloud service. "The Home Office is basically going to have to back down," a British official said.

Microsoft is rolling out a new backup system in September for its Authenticator app on iOS, removing the requirement to use a Microsoft personal account to back up TOTP secrets and account names. [...]

Secret Order Seeks to Compel Apple to Weaken Encryption, Washington Post ReportsThe British government has unexpectedly reignited the long-running encryption debate, reportedly issuing a secret order to Apple requiring that it provide direct access to global users' fully encrypted cloud backups and prohibited the technology giant from alerting any targeted accountholders.

Search giant Google on Monday unveiled a major update to its 12-year-old Authenticator app for Android and iOS with an account synchronization option that allows users to back up their time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) codes to the cloud

Apple on Wednesday announced a raft of security measures, including an Advanced Data Protection setting that enables end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) data backups in its iCloud service

Apple introduced today Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, a new feature that uses end-to-end encryption to protect sensitive iCloud data, including backups, Photos, Notes, and more. [...]

MetaMask has published a warning for their iOS users about the seeds of cryptocurrency wallets being stored in Apple's iCloud if app data backup is active. [...]