Security News

The WhatsApp of Wall Street (Help Net Security)
2015-08-28 08:05

On August 21, a pump and dump penny stock scam targeting US users, and spread using WhatsApp, drove the share price of Avra Inc, a digital currency company, by 640% from its opening price of $0.17 to ...

Scammers use Whatsapp calling feature as a lure (Help Net Security)
2015-03-23 09:53

Survey scammers and adware peddlers continue to advantage of the interest Whatsapp users have in the quietly rolled out Free Voice Calling feature. According to Malwarebytes' Jovi Umawing, both Eng...

Beware of fake invites for WhatsApp's Free Voice Calling feature! (Help Net Security)
2015-03-10 15:07

Fake WhatsApp invites are actively luring users to sites where they are urged to fill out surveys and download unknown applications, warns The Hacker News' Mohit Kumar. WhatsApp quietly began to ro...