Dutch intelligence agencies have warned that Russia-linked hackers breached Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to government officials and journalists. The alert, directed at Western governments ...

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

$1 million WhatsApp hack at Pwn2Own Ireland confirmed. October 23 should stick in the memory of smartphone users for some time to come. This is the day that the Samsung Galaxy S25 was hacked, ...

Meta confirms new WhatsApp spyware attack. Update, Feb. 3, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 1, now updated with comments from security experts regarding the zero-click attack against ...

Users might assume doing so will merely give them entry into the WhatsApp group. But in reality, scanning the QR code paves a way for the hacker to access their WhatsApp account because the QR code is ...

WhatsApp is one of the most widely used messaging platforms in the world, connecting billions of users daily through chats, voice calls, and video calls. However, the platform’s popularity also makes ...

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 ...

The fallout continues from the recent WhatsApp hacking campaign (by a still-unconfirmed entity) that targeted nearly 100 journalists and activists. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that a collection of ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli government on Friday denied any involvement in an alleged cyber- hack by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group. Distancing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...