Security News

WhatsApp, Telegram Patch Account Hijacking Vulnerability (SecurityWeek)
2017-03-15 15:44

WhatsApp blind-sided by booby-trapped photo vulnerability (The Register)
2017-03-15 15:04

Flaw in web versions of WhatsApp, Telegram put accounts at risk (ZDNet)
2017-03-15 14:14

Just One Photo Could Have Hacked Millions Of WhatsApp Accounts (Forbes)
2017-03-15 13:14

Coalition of Cryptographers, Researchers Urge Guardian to Retract WhatsApp Story (Threatpost)
2017-01-20 20:31

A coalition of researchers and cryptographers are urging the Guardian to retract a story it published last week which suggested the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp contained a backdoor.

UK users bombarded with scammy offers via Facebook, WhatsApp (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 14:42

Since the beginning of the year, survey scammers have mounted a veritable onslaught against Facebook and WhatsApp users from the UK. The lure comes in the form of a fake free gift card or voucher...

Why WhatsApp’s ‘Backdoor’ Isn’t a Backdoor (Threatpost)
2017-01-17 15:24

A chorus of security experts say allegations WhatsApp's end-to-end messaging platform has a backdoor are wrong and explain why reports making the claim are false.

WhatsApp Security Vulnerability (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-17 12:09

Back in March, Rolf Weber wrote about a potential vulnerability in the WhatsApp protocol that would allow Facebook to defeat perfect forward secrecy by forcibly change users' keys, allowing it --...

WhatsApp Says ‘Backdoor’ Claim Bogus (Threatpost)
2017-01-13 19:31

Claims of a security hole in WhatsApp’s messenger app were shot down by WhatsApp, which called the allegations false.

WhatsApp Blasted by EU Data Protection Group Over Facebook Sharing (Threatpost)
2016-10-31 17:45

The Article 29 Working Party, an EU privacy coalition urges WhatsApp to clarify that user information shared between the company and Facebook is compliant with data protection laws on the books in Europe.