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DDoS Attacks on Threema

If you use Threema regularly, you may have noticed that the service was temporarily unavailable or only partially available on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. This was due to a series of DDoS attacks. Below, we explain what happened and outline the measures we’ve taken.

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When Privacy Protection Is Not a Private Matter

In a world where life increasingly takes place online, the protection of privacy and personal data is also becoming more important. To put a spotlight on the significance of privacy protection, the international Data Privacy Day is held every year at the end of January. However, the topic remains relevant far beyond that day – and doesn’t only concern the private sphere.

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New Merch Collection in Celebration of Data Privacy Day

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Useful, Secure, and Versatile Notes in the Threema App

A group chat with you as the only member? What might sound useless at first is a handy feature in Threema: this “group” can be used as a versatile chat for personal notes. Find out in this blog post in what situations this empty group chat is particularly useful.

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Statement on ETH Findings

Last year, a student at the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich wrote his master’s thesis on Threema’s communication protocol. ETH Zurich has now published his work as a paper/preprint. The presented findings have been addressed or no longer apply to Threema’s current communication protocol “Ibex.” None of them ever had any considerable real-world impact.

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A Decade of Seriously Secure Messaging

Exactly ten years ago today, on 12/12/2012, the first ever Threema version was published in Apple’s App Store.

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A Decade of Seriously Secure Messaging

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Threema for iOS: Preview of Upcoming Multi-Device Functionality

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New Communication Protocol “Ibex” and Extended Protocol Suite

Just in time for the tenth anniversary, Threema introduces “Ibex,” a new cryptographic communication protocol that further solidifies Threema’s time-tested security and future-proofs the overall system. On top of that, the overhauled protocol suite receives additional key components that lay the groundwork for forthcoming features.

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Agree/Disagree Feature for Groups