Security News

WhatsApp warns that Google Drive backups are not encrypted
2018-08-29 15:05

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has recently announced that, starting on November 12, 2018, Android users will be able to store their WhatsApp backups on Google Drive without the backup being counted...

WhatsApp urges Android users to manually backup their chats
2018-08-21 12:11

WhatsAppers have until 12 November. That's when WhatsApp will sweep out dusty old backups that haven't been updated in more than a year.

WhatsApp could be a bad choice for your encrypted business messages
2018-08-09 14:25

A CheckPoint Research report unveils how hackers can intercept and alter WhatsApp messages.

WhatsApp: Check Point's Flaw Findings Don't Merit Patches
2018-08-09 12:33

Messages Can Be Manipulated, But Fixes Would Pose Privacy Risks, WhatsApp SaysCheck Point says it has found three ways to falsify messages in WhatsApp, which it claims could be employed by...

WhatsApp security snafu 'could allow message manipulation'
2018-08-09 09:18

You could put words in people's mouths, claim researchers Researchers have uncovered security shortcomings in WhatsApp that create a means for hackers to intercept and manipulate messages sent in...

WhatsApp Flaw Lets Users Modify Group Chats to Spread Fake News
2018-08-08 15:03

WhatsApp, the most popular messaging application in the world, has been found vulnerable to multiple security vulnerabilities that could allow malicious users to intercept and modify the content...

Researchers Find Flaw in WhatsApp
2018-08-08 13:40

Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm CheckPoint said Wednesday they had found a flaw in WhatsApp that could allow hackers to modify and send fake messages in the popular social messaging app....

WhatsApp limits message forwarding in response to lynchings
2018-07-23 11:22

New restrictions in the WhatsApp messaging app are designed to combat a spate of mob lynchings.

The girls who used WhatsApp to learn under the noses of IS
2018-06-20 11:52

Weakening encryption so it's easier to catch terrorists also means weakening it so it's easier to catch girls who dare to get an education.

Continental: We, er, tire of Whatsapp, Snapchat on work phones. GDPR, innit?
2018-06-05 15:39

Messaging apps verboten until they fall into line with EU regs Multinational car parts maker Continental AG has banned its employees from using Whatsapp and Snapchat on their work phones due to...