Now cybersecurity experts say Brits should stop texting too – as the FBI issues an urgent warning to Americans about sending messages between Androids and iPhone [Video]

07:09 EST 05 Dec 2024, updated 11:23 EST 05 Dec 2024

Cybersecurity experts have urged Britons to stop texting – following a grave warning from the FBI to Americans about sending text messages between Androids and iPhones. 

The US government’s intelligence agency says SMS exchanges between iPhones and Android smartphones are leaving people vulnerable to Chinese hackers. 

Instead, the FBI advises using messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, which have end-to-end encryption. 

End-to-end encryption ensures only the two participants of a chat can read messages, and no-one in between – not even the company that owns the service. 

Speaking to MailOnline, Jake Moore, security advisor at ESET, advised that Britons should also heed the FBI’s advice. 

He explained that SMS messages can be ‘intercepted with specialist knowledge and tools’, which makes them vulnerable. 

‘When messages are sent between Android and iPhone they are forced across the SMS network which is not encrypted,’ he told MailOnline. 

‘Encrypted messaging services are far …