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WhatsApp hijackers take over your account while you sleep
Late last week, Twitter user Zuk @ihackbanme tweeted an issue about WhatsApp that has the potential to turn heads. The recent WhatsApp accounts takeover is simple and genius. This is how it works: You're sleeping. A "hacker" tries to login to your account via WhatsApp. You get a text message with...
Facebook Introduces New Features for End-to-End Encrypted Messenger App
Meta Platforms on Monday announced that it has started to expand global testing of end-to-end encryption E2EE in Messenger chats by default. "Over the next few months, more people will continue to see some of their chats gradually being upgraded with an extra layer of protection provided by...
WhatsApp Hit with €5.5 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws
The Irish Data Protection Commission DPC on Thursday imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta's WhatsApp for violating data protection laws when processing users' personal information. At the heart of the ruling is an update to the messaging platform's Terms of Service that was imposed in...
WhatsApp Hit with €5.5 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws
The Irish Data Protection Commission DPC on Thursday imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta's WhatsApp for violating data protection laws when processing users' personal information. At the heart of the ruling is an update to the messaging platform's Terms of Service that was imposed in...
WhatsApp lawsuit against NSO Group greenlit by Supreme Court
On Monday, the US Supreme Court denied the NSO Group's petition for a writ of certiorari, a request to the high court to review its case, signaling that Meta's WhatsApp can go ahead with its case against the Israeli-based company behind the Pegasus spyware. The court didn't explain why it refused...
WhatsApp Subverts Censorship with New Proxy Feature
By Habiba Rashid The new feature is specifically meant to help people maintain access to WhatsApp even if they are living in a repressive regime where internet shutdowns are common. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WhatsApp Subverts Censorship with New Proxy Feature...
WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship
Popular instant messaging service WhatsApp has launched support for proxy servers in the latest version of its Android and iOS apps, letting users circumvent government-imposed censorship and internet shutdowns. "Choosing a proxy enables you to connect to WhatsApp through servers set up by...
WhatsApp Launches a Proxy Tool to Fight Internet Censorship
Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, the encrypted messaging app is introducing proxy connections that can help people get online...
Iranian State Hackers Targeting Key Figures in Activism, Journalism, and Politics
Hackers with ties to the Iranian government have been linked to an ongoing social engineering and credential phishing campaign directed against human rights activists, journalists, researchers, academics, diplomats, and politicians working in the Middle East. At least 20 individuals are believed ...
360m Alleged WhatsApp Records Shared Freely on Telegram and Dark Web
By Habiba Rashid In total, there are records belonging to alleged WhatsApp users from 108 countries. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 360m Alleged WhatsApp Records Shared Freely on Telegram and Dark Web...
Irish Regulator Fines Facebook $277 Million for Leak of Half a Billion Users' Data
Ireland's Data Protection Commission DPC has levied fines of €265 million $277 million against Meta Platforms for failing to safeguard the personal data of more than half a billion users of its Facebook service, ramping up privacy enforcement against U.S. tech firms. The fines follow an inquiry...
Elon Musk Confirms Twitter 2.0 will Bring End-to-End Encryption to Direct Messages
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk confirmed plans for end-to-end encryption E2EE for direct messages on the platform. The feature is part of Musk's vision for Twitter 2.0, which is expected to be what's called an "everything app." Other functionalities include longform tweets and payments,...
Nearly 500 million WhatsApp User Records Sold Online
By Habiba Rashid The 2022 database is said to contain WhatsApp user data from 84 countries with Egypt having the largest chunk of stolen phone numbers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nearly 500 million WhatsApp User Records Sold Online...
Chinese Hackers Using 42,000 Imposter Domains in Massive Phishing Attack Campaign
A China-based financially motivated group is leveraging the trust associated with popular international brands to orchestrate a large-scale phishing campaign dating back as far as 2019. The threat actor, dubbed Fangxiao by Cyjax, is said to have registered over 42,000 imposter domains, with initi...
Interview with Signal’s New President
Long and interesting interview with Signals new president, Meredith Whittaker: WhatsApp uses the Signal encryption protocol to provide encryption for its messages. That was absolutely a visionary choice that Brian and his team led back in the day - and big props to them for doing that. But you...
Modified WhatsApp App Caught Infecting Android Devices with Malware
An unofficial version of the popular WhatsApp messaging app called YoWhatsApp has been observed deploying an Android trojan known as Triada. The goal of the malware is to steal the keys that "allow the use of a WhatsApp account without the app," Kaspersky said in a new report. "If the keys are...
Malicious WhatsApp mod distributed through legitimate apps
Last year, we wrote about the Triada Trojan inside FMWhatsApp, a modified WhatsApp build. At that time, we discovered that a dropper was found inside the distribution, along with an advertising SDK. This year, the situation has repeated, but with a different modified build, YoWhatsApp version...
Meta accuses apps of stealing WhatsApp accounts
Meta is attempting to clamp down on rogue WhatsApp-styled applications which originate from China. Bleeping Computer reports that no fewer than one million WhatsApp accounts have been compromised, allegedly as a result of using these apps which are claimed to bundle malware. Dubious apps The apps...
WhatsApp Fixed Critical Vulnerabilities that Could Let an Attacker Hack Devices Remotely – Automatically Discover and Remediate Using VMDR Mobile
WhatsApp has recently fixed critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting WhatsApp for Android, WhatsApp Business for Android, WhatsApp for iOS, and WhatsApp Business for iOS. Exploiting these vulnerabilities would be the first step of an attacker installing any malware on the device. In...