New Android malware uses WhatsApp to spread
A new form of Android malware has begun spreading itself by creating auto-replies in WhatsApp. Check Point Research recently discovered the malware in a fake application on Google Play.
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WhatsApp tests breaking free from smartphones
Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones.
Jul 16, 2021
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WhatsApp updates terms as moves to monetize app
The popular messaging app WhatsApp asked its some two billion users on Thursday to accept new terms that will allow it to share more information with its parent company Facebook and roll out advertising and e-commerce.
Jan 7, 2021
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WhatsApp flaw let spies take control with calls alone (Update)
Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of targeted phones without any user interaction.
May 14, 2019
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A solution for moderating junk senders on WhatsApp
A Rutgers researcher has developed techniques to help WhatsApp identify junk senders in public groups and automatically filter junk and spam messages for WhatsApp users.
Apr 25, 2022
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WhatsApp users advised to update for protection
A WhatsApp vulnerability could have put both iOS and Android users at risk. BGR.in referred to the flaw as "a specially-crafted malicious MP4 file."
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WhatsApp delays data sharing change after backlash
WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal.
Jan 15, 2021
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Wish you could tweak that text? WhatsApp is letting users edit messages
Wish you could reword that snarky text message you just sent?
May 23, 2023
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WhatsApp launches first digital payments option
Facebook on Monday added a digital payments feature to its WhatsApp messaging service, starting in Brazil but with an eye to expanding around the world.
Jun 15, 2020
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WhatsApp delays enforcing new privacy terms
Facebook-owned messaging colossus WhatsApp on Friday retreated again from its plan to force users to accept new terms which critics said could expand data collection from its two billion users around the world.
May 7, 2021
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