Security News

WhatsApp cofounder: “I sold my users’ privacy”
2018-09-28 13:27

Regretful WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton has joined the ranks of the Silicon Valley mea-culpa-rati.

WhatsApp Appoints Grievance Officer for India
2018-09-25 12:48

Security Experts Question Whether the Move Will Have a Significant Impact on Fake NewsWhatsApp has agreed to appoint a grievance officer for India who will handle complaints about fake news. The...

Hackers selling research phished from universities on WhatsApp
2018-09-18 13:55

Millions of documents have been stolen from top UK universities and are being sold over WhatsApp for as little as £2.

Beware: WhatsApp scammers target children with ‘Olivia’ porn message
2018-09-12 12:10

"I can send a picture where all of us are together," says "Olivia," before sending a porn URL. Tell kids not to click!

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...