. Call or SMS the person you received this message from immediately to alert them that they have been hacked. Chances are if you have gotten this message from them, the hacker now has control of their ...

On Tuesday, U.K.-based Iranian activist Nariman Gharib tweeted redacted screenshots of a phishing link sent to him via a WhatsApp message. “Do not click on suspicious links,” Gharib warned. The ...

A federal jury on Tuesday ordered the best-known maker of government spyware to pay a record-setting $167 million for hacking more than 1,000 people through WhatsApp messages in a stunning cap to six ...

(l-r) Greg Andres, Antonio Perez-Marques, and Micah Block of Davis Polk & Wardwell. Courtesy photos Rarely do human rights groups weigh in when Big Tech companies land nine-digit damages awards at ...

A federal judge ruled in favor of WhatsApp in a lawsuit the company brought against Israeli spyware maker linked to hacking of diplomats, human rights activists, and journalists. Reading time 2 ...

A new WhatsApp scam called GhostPairing exploits device-linking features to hijack accounts through social engineering, without passwords, SIM swaps, or verification code theft.

Dutch intelligence warned of a Russia-linked campaign using malicious QR codes to access Signal and WhatsApp accounts.

As national security services warn that Russian hackers are currently engaged in new global attacks against WhatsApp and Signal users, here’s how to stay safe.

Facebook-owned WhatsApp, launched in 2009, has become the most used mobile messenger app in the world, with nearly three billion users. It's often used for work these days, as well as for chatting ...

Overview: Recent reports suggest a significant rise in WhatsApp hacking incidents. This includes everything from large-scale ...

WhatsApp said on Friday that it fixed a security bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into the Apple devices of “specific targeted users.” The Meta-owned messaging app ...