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Introduction In light of recent cybersecurity threats, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a critical advisory urging iPhone and Android users to avoid sending unencrypted text messages between the two platforms. This recommendation comes after significant breaches by a Chinese hacking group known as "Salt Typhoon," which has compromised several major U.S. telecommunications providers. New York Post The Nature of the Threat Traditionally, messages exchanged within the same platform—iPhone to iPhone via iMessage or Android to Android using RCS—benefit from end-to-end encryption, ensuring that only the communicating users can access the content. However, when messages are sent between iPhones and Android devices, they often revert to standard SMS or MMS protocols, which lack robust encryption. This vulnerability has been exploited by cybercriminals to intercept and access private communications. N...