It seems now that the original claim was rather one-sided without Signal’s response included. It also appears the claim has to do with an unlocked phone which would simply allow the app to be opened and read.
The moral of the story too is to lock your messaging apps so that they only open when your fingerprint is read (this is the easiest and quickest way vs PIN or password). I know that Whatsapp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, Wickr me, Element, Threema, ProtonMail, Bitwarden, LastPass, etc all have fingerprint biometric login protection as mine already prompt for a fingerprint. Also enable 2-factor authentication to protect from anyone who gains your password and tries to activate the app on a new device. A few basic measures go a long way.
See No, Cellebrite cannot ‘break Signal encryption.’
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Yesterday, the BBC ran a story with the factually untrue headline, “Cellebrite claimed to have cracked chat app’s encryption.” This is false.Not only can Cellebrite not break Signal encryption, but Cellebrite never even claimed to be able to.Since we weren’t actually given the opportunity to comm…