Mar 08, 2024NewsroomInteroperability / Encryption Meta has offered details on how it intends to implement interoperability in WhatsApp and Messenger with third-party messaging services as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) went into effect in the European Union. "This allows users of third-party providers who choose to enable interoperability (interop) to send and receive messages … [Read more...] about Meta Details WhatsApp and Messenger Interoperability to Comply with EU’s DMA Regulations
U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp
Mar 02, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Privacy A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other products to Meta as part of the social media giant's ongoing litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor. The decision, which marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October 2019 for using its infrastructure to distribute the … [Read more...] about U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp
WhatsApp spyware modifications in Telegram
Over the past decade, messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram have become an integral part of life for almost every internet user. Billions of people use them to chat with loved ones, share funny pictures and videos with friends, communicate with coworkers, catch up on the news, and so on. Just try to imagine modern life without messengers. Hard, isn’t it? Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about WhatsApp spyware modifications in Telegram
Researchers Find Counterfeit Phones with Backdoor to Hack WhatsApp Accounts
Budget Android device models that are counterfeit versions associated with popular smartphone brands are harboring multiple trojans designed to target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps. The trojans, which Doctor Web first came across in July 2022, were discovered in the system partition of at least four different smartphones: P48pro, radmi note 8, Note30u, and … [Read more...] about Researchers Find Counterfeit Phones with Backdoor to Hack WhatsApp Accounts
WhatsApp to Finally Let Users Encrypt Their Chat Backups in the Cloud
WhatsApp on Friday announced it will roll out support for end-to-end encrypted chat backups on the cloud for Android and iOS users, paving the way for storing information such as chat messages and photos in Apple iCloud or Google Drive in a cryptographically secure manner. The feature, which will go live to all of its two billion users in the coming weeks, is expected to only … [Read more...] about WhatsApp to Finally Let Users Encrypt Their Chat Backups in the Cloud
WhatsApp Sues Indian Government Over New Internet Regulations
WhatsApp on Wednesday fired a legal salvo against the Indian government to block new regulations that would require messaging apps to trace the "first originator" of messages shared on the platform, thus effectively breaking encryption protections. "Requiring messaging apps to 'trace' chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Sues Indian Government Over New Internet Regulations
Facebook Will Limit Your WhatsApp Features For Not Accepting Privacy Policy
WhatsApp on Friday disclosed that it won't deactivate accounts of users who don't accept its new privacy policy rolling out on May 15, adding it will continue to keep reminding them to accept the new terms. "No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May 15 because of this update," the Facebook-owned messaging service said in a statement. The … [Read more...] about Facebook Will Limit Your WhatsApp Features For Not Accepting Privacy Policy
Beware — A New Wormable Android Malware Spreading Through WhatsApp
A newly discovered Android malware has been found to propagate itself through WhatsApp messages to other contacts in order to expand what appears to be an adware campaign. "This malware spreads via victim's WhatsApp by automatically replying to any received WhatsApp message notification with a link to [a] malicious Huawei Mobile app," ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko said. The … [Read more...] about Beware — A New Wormable Android Malware Spreading Through WhatsApp
WhatsApp Delays Controversial ‘Data-Sharing’ Privacy Policy Update By 3 Months
WhatsApp said on Friday that it wouldn't enforce its recently announced controversial data sharing policy update until May 15. Originally set to go into effect next month on February 8, the three-month delay comes following "a lot of misinformation" about a revision to its privacy policy that allows WhatsApp to share data with Facebook, sparking widespread concerns about the … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Delays Controversial ‘Data-Sharing’ Privacy Policy Update By 3 Months
WhatsApp Will Delete Your Account If You Don’t Agree Sharing Data With Facebook
"Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA," opens WhatsApp's privacy policy. "Since we started WhatsApp, we've aspired to build our Services with a set of strong privacy principles in mind." But come February 8, 2021, this opening statement will no longer find a place in the policy. The Facebook-owned messaging service is alerting users in India of an update to its terms … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Will Delete Your Account If You Don’t Agree Sharing Data With Facebook