{"id":40049,"date":"2021-03-16T13:59:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32108\/Encrypted-Messaging-App-Signal-Goes-Down-In-China.html"},"modified":"2021-03-16T13:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:59:26","slug":"encrypted-messaging-app-signal-goes-down-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/encrypted-messaging-app-signal-goes-down-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Encrypted Messaging App Signal Goes Down In China"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 dhDQnh align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"5427\" data-height=\"3052\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"true\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"This photo illustration shows the encrypted messaging app Signal (C) pictured on a smartphone home screen in Beijing on March 16, 2021.\" data-expanded-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/kc3h51z9hd7ftindbhiz.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\" (max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 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The app is still available in the Apple App Store in China, according to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-china-tech-signal-idUKKBN2B8094?taid=60504277b7d77200018e58ce&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-china-tech-signal-idUKKBN2B8094?taid=60504277b7d77200018e58ce&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a><\/span>, but it\u2019s not clear how much longer that might last.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The Chinese government has not made any announcement about Signal being blocked or banned in China, but <!-- -->Signal\u2019s website was unavailable<!-- --> in the country starting <!-- -->on Monday. Google\u2019s Play S<!-- -->tore is unavailable in China, but Android users could previously download the app directly from Signal\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Signal did not immediately respond to questions emailed early Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Text message verification codes for Signal are not working in China at the moment, according to users who are discussing the outage on <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/nvanderklippe\/status\/1371646697303023616&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nvanderklippe\/status\/1371646697303023616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/span>, which would make new sign-ups for the service impossible for anyone using a phone number in mainland China. <!-- -->Some <!-- -->users were still able to ac<!-- -->cess Signal if they <!-- -->turned on a VPN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Signal is reportedly <!-- -->still working in Hong Kong, a region that\u2019s was <!-- -->largely autonomous from the Chinese government before a crackdown in recent months largely destroyed the \u201cone country, two systems\u201d approach to governance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">China has totaled over 500,000 downloads of Signal on iOS, according to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/au.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/rising-encrypted-app-signal-down-013342980.html&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/au.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/rising-encrypted-app-signal-down-013342980.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/span>, though that\u2019s a relatively humble number in a country of 1.4 billion people. But Signal\u2019s growth was likely concerning for Chinese authorities who attempt to monitor and control everything done on the internet in mainland China. Signal\u2019s end-to-end encryption would have made it extremely difficult to monitor<!-- --> communications between two people <!-- -->on the app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-19 fIUNXF\" readability=\"1.978021978022\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/offers\/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_wiT8hs_MDQjja_8_1?ots=1&amp;slotNum=0&amp;imprToken=c6bc1deb-f5ab-c21b-47f&amp;ascsubtag=942612b4654812e93581ae4254ae4ee47d1c3767&amp;benefitId=cbsaacf&amp;mnsid=mbnx33-20&amp;tag=kinjadeals-20\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\" readability=\"2.3076923076923\">\n<p>G\/O Media may get a commission<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Signal was developed by <!-- -->Open Whisper Systems, and has plenty of baggage since it has <!-- -->ties to the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/yasha.substack.com\/p\/signal-is-a-government-op-85e&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/yasha.substack.com\/p\/signal-is-a-government-op-85e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. intelligence community<\/a><\/span>. But that origin story<!-- --> alone makes<!-- --> it somewhat surprising <!-- -->Signal was <!-- -->allowed inside China in the first place. WeChat, which is not end-to-end encrypted,<!-- --> is by far the most popular messaging app in China.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32108\/Encrypted-Messaging-App-Signal-Goes-Down-In-China.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[9276],"class_list":["post-40049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packet-storm","tag-headlinegovernmentprivacyphonechinacryptographycensorship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Encrypted Messaging App Signal Goes Down In China 2026 | ThreatsHub 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