WhatsApp Adds Username Feature to Boost Privacy and Reduce Number Sharing
For years, WhatsApp required users to share their personal phone numbers to communicate. This is finally changing.
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WhatsApp brings long-awaited privacy control over who can contact you
After years of waiting, WhatsApp is set to roll out a username feature that will allow people to connect and communicate without sharing their phone numbers....
What we learned about TEE security from auditing WhatsApp's Private Inference
WhatsApp’s new “Private Inference” feature represents one of the most ambitious attempts to combine end-to-end encryption with AI-powered capabilities, such ...
Phishing campaign delivers Casbaneiro and Horabot banking trojans
The threat actor, identified as Brazilian cybercrime group Augmented Marauder and Water Saci, employs a unique delivery mechanism involving WhatsApp, ClickFi...
NCSC Issues Security Alert Over Hackers Targeting WhatsApp and Signal Accounts
The UK’s cybersecurity agency offered advice to “high-risk’ individuals” on how to protect against social engineering and cyber-attacks
Italian spyware vendor creates Fake WhatsApp app, targeting 200 users
WhatsApp blocked a fake app by Italian firm SIO/Asigint that targeted 200 users with spyware, urging them to reinstall the official app. WhatsApp has recentl...
Experts mull over significance of cloud security oversight in higher education
With critical services, institutional data, and user identities now spanning countless cloud and SaaS platforms, the conventional campus perimeter has disapp...
Silver Fox Cyber Campaigns Show Shift Toward Dual Espionage
Silver Fox pivots from ValleyRAT tax lures to WhatsApp‑style stealers, blending espionage & phishing
⚡ Weekly Recap: CI/CD Backdoor, FBI Buys Location Data, WhatsApp Ditches Numbers & More
Another week, another reminder that the internet is still a mess. Systems people thought were secure are being broken in simple ways, showing many still igno...
The SOC Files: Time to “Sapecar”. Unpacking a new Horabot campaign in Mexico
Kaspersky SOC uncovered and analyzed a complex Horabot campaign in Mexico. In this article we share insights into how it is unleashed and how to hunt for thi...
Sharing is scaring: The WhatsApp scam you didn’t see coming
How a fast-growing scam is tricking WhatsApp users into revealing their most sensitive financial and other data
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – August 2025 edition
From Meta shutting down millions of WhatsApp accounts linked to scam centers all the way to attacks at water facilities in Europe, August 2025 saw no shortag...