# SimpleX Chat Security Audit by Trail of Bits and Our Security Process

**To be published:** Nov 21, 2026

This is a permalink for a blog post about:

- the fixes in SimpleX Chat app - please upgrade to v7.1.4+, and ask your contacts to upgrade too.
- the new security audit of SimpleX Chat apps and SimpleX Network protocols by [Trail of Bits](https://www.trailofbits.com/about/).
- our security process: how we manage security reports, Anthropic's [OSS Scanner](https://red.anthropic.com/oss-scanner/), and vulnerability disclosure process.