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Worrying WhatsApp attack can steal messages and even accounts - here's how to stay safe from "poisoned" attack

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A fork of a popular project was found on npm, but not before it amassed tens of thousands of downloads.

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WhatsApp user warning - hackers are hijacking accounts without any need to crack the authentication, so be on your guard

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

WhatsApp GhostPairing attacks let hackers hijack accounts using device-linking, exposing messages and media while bypassing authentication completely.

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Criminals might use ‘GhostPairing’ to hijack your WhatsApp account – here’s how to stop them

By James Rogerson Published

'GhostPairing' could give criminals access to your WhatsApp account, but there are ways to prevent this happening.

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Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog

By Chiara Castro Published

It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK

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Three billion WhatsApp users are at risk - an expert has developed a tool that could spy on everyone, and you would never know about it

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

A proof-of-concept tool exploits messaging app receipts to silently track behavior, drain batteries, and increase mobile data usage.

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Meta promises to reduce data sharing for EU users by 2026 to avoid EU GDPR fines

By Craig Hale Published

After being hit with a €200 million DMA fine in the EU, Meta has agreed to change its ads policy.

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Certain Windows 11 apps are RAM hoggers, and it's discovered at a bad time

By Isaiah Williams Published

Amid a RAM crisis, Discord and a few other applications using Chromium and the Electron framework are causing RAM spikes for PC users.

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EU launches antitrust investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp AI access policy

By Craig Hale Published

Europe (and Italy) is worried about WhatsApp’s AI policy and its effects on competition.

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Meta is kicking ChatGPT and Copilot out of WhatsApp

By Alex Blake Published

ChatGPT and Copilot will leave WhatsApp in 2026 after Meta banned rival chatbots from its app.

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WhatsApp security flaw lets experts scrape 3.5 billion user numbers - here's what we know, and how to stay safe

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

Study finds WhatsApp contact-discovery flaw allowed scraping of 3.5 billion accounts, exposing metadata and encryption key reuse.

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