New social engineering attack tricks you into giving away access to your own account. Here’s what you need to know and do.
Let’s be honest; giving your number to strangers (or even an acquaintance) has always felt risky. Women especially know the drill, say “hi,” and some guy is already asking for your WhatsApp contact ...
Threat actors are abusing the legitimate device-linking feature to hijack WhatsApp accounts via pairing codes in a campaign ...
WhatsApp allows users to connect to WhatsApp Web or the desktop app by linking additional devices, but hackers are exploiting ...
Thoothukudi District Police have issued a public warning regarding the ongoing cyber fraud ‘WhatsApp Ghostpairing’, and provided safety guidelines to protect users. According to a police statement, ...
India’s cyber security agency CERT-In has issued a high-severity advisory about a WhatsApp account takeover campaign called ...
A new cyber threat called the GhostPairing scam is putting WhatsApp users at serious risk. Hackers are misusing WhatsApp's ...
A new attack abusing a legitimate device pairing feature of the app could be used to penetrate employee WhatsApp Groups.
WhatsApp introduced Secret Codes to its Chat Lock facility. The app currently puts conversations in a separate folder that can only be opened with a user’s phone password or biometric login. Now, they ...
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 ...
Whether it’s catching up with friends or managing work conversations, WhatsApp has become the go-to messaging app. Due to its popularity, Whatsapp has made its sign-up process quite friendly. However, ...