WhatsApp is under scrutiny after researchers uncovered a security failure that exposed the phone numbers of around 3.5 billion users worldwide. According to reports, automated systems pull user ...

Malicious npm package posing as a WhatsApp Web API library operated for months as a functional dependency while stealing messages and maintaining persistence. Security researchers have uncovered a ...

Most major platforms have dealt with large-scale data leaks tied to weak or unprotected APIs. You've seen this play out with Facebook, X and even Dell. The pattern is always the same. A feature meant ...

Imagine how our lives would change if South African banks were to launch new home loan pre-approval processes over WhatsApp. Customers could submit details, receive personalised offers, and upload ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The use of passkeys for WhatsApp is not news. After all, the ...

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Meta’s end-to-end encrypted messaging app is used by billions of people. Here’s how to make sure you’re one of the most locked-down ones out there. Meanwhile, in November, Austrian researchers plugged ...