WhatsApp introduces new features across chats, calls, and channels

WhatsApp has announced a slew of new updates across chats, calls, and channels designed to enhance…

Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware

NSO Group’s notorious spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 different countries…

Spoofing vuln threatens security of WhatsApp Windows users

Facebook parent Meta has warned of a significant vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows version of its…

Meet Ponte Labor, a startup matching Hispanic immigrants to jobs using WhatsApp

While working on their MBAs at Harvard Business School, Colombian immigrants Stephanie Murra and Lorenza Vélez…

WhatsApp users can now add songs to their Status updates

WhatsApp launched a new feature on Friday, where users can include brief music clips in their…

How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked

More and more hackers are targeting regular people with the goal of breaking into their bank…

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says app now has 1B users, calls WhatsApp a ‘cheap, watered down imitation’

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said today that the service now has more than 1 billion active…

WhatsApp will soon limit number of broadcast messages users and businesses can send

Chat platform WhatsApp said today that it will limit the number of broadcast messages individual users…

France pushes for law enforcement access to Signal, WhatsApp and encrypted email 

France is proposing a law to require encrypted messaging applications including Signal and WhatsApp and…

Another person targeted by Paragon spyware comes forward

Another person who was allegedly targeted on WhatsApp with spyware made by Israeli company Paragon has…

Google Messages WhatsApp Video Call

Google is testing a new feature that could make video calling more convenient by allowing users…

Spyware maker Paragon terminates contract with Italian government: media reports

Paragon Solutions, a startup that sells access to surveillance technologies including phone spyware, has cut ties…

Paragon spyware used to target citizens across Europe, says Italian government

The Italian government said in a press release on Wednesday that a spyware campaign revealed by…

New target of Paragon spyware comes forward

On Wednesday, Mediterranea Saving Humans, an Italian nonprofit with the mission of rescuing immigrants who try…

Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer

Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S.…

Journalist targeted on WhatsApp by Paragon spyware: “I feel violated”

On Friday, at 2:48 p.m., Francesco Cancellato received an ominous notification on his cellphone while he…

WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware

WhatsApp said on Friday that it had disrupted a hacking campaign that targeted around 90 users,…

Ditching Meta? Open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp fundraise on Kickstarter

The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively,…

Open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp raise funds on Kickstarter

The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively,…

WhatsApp wins reprieve in India over user data sharing

An Indian tribunal on Thursday suspended restrictions that would have barred WhatsApp from sharing user data…

WhatsApp Music For Status Updates

WhatsApp is rolling out an exciting new feature that allows users to add music to their…