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WhatsApp confirms Indian activists and journalists were hacked as NSO claims it’s 'contractually prohibited'

Journalists and activists using WhatsApp were left vulnerable when the NSO Group — an Israeli hacke…

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How to stay safe on WhatsApp and protect your data

Even though NSO hasn’t admitted to any wrong doing, there’s no denying that at least 1,400 users…

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Elon Musk just made a dig at WhatsApp's recent security scandals

In January, a forensic analysis of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' iPhone concluded it was breached using Wh…

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Cyber security breach involving military officers on WhatsApp uncovered — probe ordered

Intelligence agencies have discovered a cyber security breach by military officials. This activity …

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Investigating the WhatsApp hack — Parliament probe might trump the judiciary

The WhatsApp security breach has caught the attention of India’s IT ministry. A Standing Parliame…

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Twitter faces $547,000 fine in its first overseas penalty under GDPR

This is the first time a US-based tech firm has been fined in a cross-border case under Europe's…

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WhatsApp Pegasus hack gave attacker personal data access to at least 20 victims

"WhatsApp continues to review the available information. It also mentioned that WhatsApp believ…

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Here's how to use WhatsApp's new fingerprint lock for Android

"Earlier this year, we rolled out Touch ID and Face ID for iPhone to provide an extra layer of …

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Facebook's sluggish response to the WhatsApp hack shows it's still not learning from catastrophic errors in the past

And I'm not the only one who has noted Facebook's wall of silence when it comes to notifying its us…

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IT ministry to send notice to WhatsApp on international spam calls issue: Chandrasekhar

India's IT Ministry will issue a notice to WhatsApp regarding the recent surge in spam calls from u…

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Here’s why Facebook is suing the NSO Group over the WhatsApp hack

Everything sent on WhatsApp is meant to be encrypted. That means messages are only visible to us…

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WhatsApp might introduce fingerprint authentication — But should you really trust Facebook with your biometrics?

Most users that own a smartphone, use WhatsApp for all of their messaging requirements. The Faceboo…

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Whatsapp, Google yet to fully comply with India’s data localisation norms despite repeated inquiries from the government

The deadline imposed by India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, to store all of Indian use…

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Facebook gave a gutsy defence of encryption but admitted it helps 'bad people to do bad things'

Facebook does hand over some "limited personal information" from WhatApp users when hit with legal …

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Personal data protection bill puts user first and has heavy penalties – cyber experts are happy about it

One of the major bills to be introduced in the winter session of the Indian Parliament is the Data …

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WhatsApp data breach hits downloads in its biggest market — opens it up to Telegram and Signal

This could spell trouble for the Facebook-owned messaging service since India its biggest ma…

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One Plus has not disclosed how many users were affected by data breaches

The OnePlus data breach didn't hamper any sensitive data but with your name and contact details, th…

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The Indian government wants to build its own WhatsApp for official communication

The Indian government wants to develop its own version of WhatsApp and Gmail for official communica…

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WhatsApp is working on a ‘login approval’ feature to help prevent hacking – here’s everything you need to know

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging applications. Accounting for more than 487 mi…

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WhatsApp is being asked to revise its policy on ‘groups’ after multiple complaints of consent violation

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) asked the messaging platform to i…