Cyber Security News
WhatsApp Blocks Pegasus Spyware Campaign Linked to NSO Group
WhatsApp has disrupted a new spyware campaign linked to the NSO Group, the controversial surveillance vendor behind Pegasus, while simultaneously seeking legal action against...
Cyber Security News
Hackers Exploit Google Gemini Flaw Using Malicious Messages from WhatsApp, Slack, and SMS
Hackers are exploiting a newly discovered flaw in Google’s Gemini voice assistant by sending malicious messages via popular platforms such as WhatsApp, Slack, Signal,...
Cyber Security News
New Zero-Click WhatsApp Account Takeover Attack Targets iOS 16 Users
A newly uncovered zero-click attack targets iPhone users running iOS 16, allowing threat actors to hijack WhatsApp accounts without any user interaction, visible prompts,...
Cyber Security News
WhatsApp Chat Histories Exposed in Unencrypted Storage on macOS and iOS
Security researchers have raised concerns over how WhatsApp stores user chat data on macOS and iOS, revealing that message databases may be stored in...
Cyber Security News
TCLBANKER Malware Leverages WhatsApp and Outlook Worm Features in Active Attacks
A sophisticated Brazilian banking trojan named TCLBANKER, deployed through a trojanized Logitech installer and capable of hijacking victims' WhatsApp and Outlook accounts to spread itself...
CVE/vulnerability
WhatsApp Security Flaw Enables Malicious URL Execution Through Instagram Reels
WhatsApp has recently patched two notable security vulnerabilities that could have allowed attackers to execute malicious links and disguise dangerous files.
The most alarming...
Cloud
WhatsApp Tests Encrypted Cloud Backup Service for Safer Message Storage
WhatsApp is actively developing an independent, first-party cloud backup service featuring mandatory end-to-end encryption.
This upcoming feature aims to reduce users' reliance on third-party...
cyber security
UAC-0247 Hits Hospitals, Governments With Browser and WhatsApp Data Theft
A surge of targeted cyberattacks was detected against local governments and municipal healthcare institutions particularly clinical and ambulance hospitals.
The campaign has been attributed...