WhatsApp and Signal threaten to leave U.K. over Online Safety Bill
WhatsApp and Signal are two of seven encrypted messaging apps that may be forced to leave the United Kingdom (U.K.) if the government passes the Online Safety Bill. They claim that the measure will render end-to-end encryption illegal, destroying their encryption systems and risking all users’ secrecy and safety. WhatsApp Signal warned that the bill […]
WhatsApp user reports accidental account takeover after phone number swap
WhatsApp users have been warned that a stranger may be receiving their private WhatsApp messages and may also be able to send messages to all of their contacts if they change their phone number but do not delete the WhatsApp account associated with it. The security flaw is caused by wireless carriers’ practice of recycling […]
U.S. Supreme Court grants WhatsApp permission to pursue Pegasus spyware lawsuit
The United States Supreme Court has granted Meta permission to file a lawsuit accusing an Israeli company, NSO, for illegally accessing WhatsApp servers while installing a spyware known as Pegasus on users’ devices. This came after the Supreme Court rejected NSO Group Technologies’ appeal, which claimed immunity from the lawsuit because it was acting on […]
WhatsApp resumed service on Tuesday after a two-hour outage
WhatsApp said the service was restored on Tuesday after a brief outage that left users around the world unable to send or receive messages for several hours. Both personal and group chats were affected by the outage. The outage also affected WhatsApp Web, with the app’s web client not having access to the platform. People […]
Hackers Use MMI Code Trick To Hack WhatsApp Accounts
Rahul Sasi, founder and CEO of CloudSEK, has revealed details of how attackers use the MMI code trick to hack users’ WhatsApp accounts. According to Sasi, the attackers must first convince the victim to call a number that begins with a Man Machine Interface (MMI) code that the mobile phone provider has set up to […]
WhatsApp iPhone To Pixel, Android History Transfer Available
The ability for users to transfer their entire WhatsApp history is now available for Pixel and all other Android 12 phones.
WhatsApp Rolls Out end-to-end Encrypted Chat Backups
WhatsApp is introducing end-to-end encrypted chat backups on iOS and Android to prevent anyone from accessing users’ chats.
WhatsApp Issued Massive €225m Fine For Privacy Breach
WhatsApp has been fined €225m by the Irish Data Protection Commission for breaching privacy regulations.
FTC Says Facebook Monopolizes The Social Media Market
The FTC has added more details and data on the fact that Facebook monopolized the market by crushing or buying its competitors.
WhatsApp Reveals New Feature For Disappearing Photos
WhatsApp users will be able to send vanishing photos and videos on the platform from this week as they seek to boost competition with the photo messaging app Snapchat.
