WhatsApp

We talk about all the newest news and changes to WhatsApp here, such as new features, app changes, policy updates, and important events. Keep up with the latest changes to WhatsApp’s features, how it works for users, and how it affects how people talk to each other. What we write about shows how WhatsApp is changing and what that means for companies and users.

Hackers Can Use DarkCore RAT to Hijack Gmail and WhatsApp Sessions Without Passwords

DarkCore, a remote access trojan marketed with a dedicated browser for reusing stolen sessions, potentially letting attackers access Gmail, WhatsApp,…

2 weeks ago

WhatsApp and Telegram May Stop Working Without Registered SIM Cards From January 1, 2027

WhatsApp and Telegram users in India may face access restrictions starting January 1, 2027, as messaging platforms implement the government’s…

2 weeks ago

WhatsApp-Delivered Malware Injects Into Windows Task Scheduler to Run as SYSTEM

A WhatsApp-delivered financial-document lure is being used to deploy a sophisticated Windows malware chain that injects code into the Task…

4 weeks ago

WhatsApp Testing Guest Calls for People Without a WhatsApp Account

WhatsApp is developing a guest-call feature that would let people without a WhatsApp account join encrypted calls through a web…

2 months ago

WhatsApp Passkeys Now Protect Over 1 Billion Users Against Account Takeover Attacks

WhatsApp has announced that over one billion people now use passkeys to secure their accounts, enhancing phishing-resistant authentication across one…

2 months ago

Deepfake Ads Funnel Investors Into WhatsApp Groups Controlled by Fake Financial Analysts

Investment fraud is increasingly exploiting the one action banks struggle most to block: a payment the customer actively wants to…

3 months ago

WhatsApp Introduces On-Device Scam Alert to Detect Fraud Messages

WhatsApp has initiated a limited beta rollout of a feature called Scam Alert, which utilises an on-device machine learning model…

3 months ago

Astaroth Banking Trojan Adds WhatsApp Web Spambot to Spread Malware Across Brazil

Astaroth operators have expanded their Brazilian banking malware operations by weaponizing a new WhatsApp Web spambot module that turns infected…

3 months ago

Critical Adobe Acrobat Chrome Extension Flaw “HermeticReader” Lets Hackers Hijack WhatsApp Chats of 300M+ Users

Guardio Labs has disclosed a critical vulnerability chain in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension that could allow a malicious website…

4 months ago

Boss Scam Uses DLL Sideloading to Hijack WhatsApp Web and Defraud Enterprises

The new “Boss Scam” is a sharp escalation in CEO fraud: attackers now combine impersonation, Windows DLL sideloading, and WhatsApp…

4 months ago