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Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts

Internet outages in Russia to last as long as ‘necessary’ to ensure ‘safety’: Kremlin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also accused Ukraine of using “increasingly sophisticated attack methods”.

Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists, Netherlands warns

Users are persuaded in chats initiated by the hackers to divulge security verification and pin codes, giving them access to personal accounts and group chats.

At least $13.5m lost to scammers posing as company execs on WhatsApp in Singapore since 2025

There have been at least 10 reported cases of such scams in Singapore since January 2025.

Prominent Angolan journalist targeted with Predator spyware

WhatsApp accuses Russia of trying to fully block its service to favour state app

Beware of conmen asking you to vote for a ‘friend’s child’ in a dance competition on WhatsApp

In this scam tactic, scammers would send WhatsApp messages from known contacts asking victims to vote for a “friend’s child” in a dance competition.

EU tells Meta to open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots

A Meta spokesperson said that there is no reason for the EU to intervene.

Lawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy

The plaintiffs accuse the companies and their leaders of defrauding WhatsApp’s billions of users worldwide.

WhatsApp calls out restrictions in Russia after reported slowdown

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