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Astaroth operators have expanded their Brazilian banking malware operations by weaponizing a new WhatsApp Web spambot module that turns infected hosts into automated malware relays, marking a significant evolution of the LATAM e-crime ecosystem. Tradit…
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Guardio Labs has disclosed a critical vulnerability chain in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension that could allow a malicious website to hijack and exfiltrate rendered WhatsApp Web data from affected users. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-4829…
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WhatsApp is letting users reserve usernames before its 2026 launch, giving people a way to chat without sharing phone numbers. Here is how it works, why it matters, and the security limits to know
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The new “Boss Scam” is a sharp escalation in CEO fraud: attackers now combine impersonation, Windows DLL sideloading, and WhatsApp Web session theft to turn trusted executive channels into fraud infrastructure. The campaign was highlighted in advisorie…
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WhatsApp has introduced a new proactive security feature that warns users before they start conversations with unknown phone numbers. This update, currently being rolled out to both Android and iOS users, adds a trust verification layer at the very beg…
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WhatsApp has disrupted a new spyware campaign linked to the NSO Group, the controversial surveillance vendor behind Pegasus, while simultaneously seeking legal action against the company for allegedly violating a U.S. court injunction. The disclosure h…
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WhatsApp says it blocked Israeli firm NSO’s Pegasus spyware activity and is asking a US court to treat the targeting as an injunction breach.
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Hackers are exploiting a newly discovered flaw in Google’s Gemini voice assistant by sending malicious messages via popular platforms such as WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS. The vulnerability, uncovered by SafeBreach Labs, shows…
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A newly uncovered zero-click attack targets iPhone users running iOS 16, allowing threat actors to hijack WhatsApp accounts without any user interaction, visible prompts, or warnings about linked devices. The campaign was first documented by Italian di…
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Security researchers have raised concerns over how WhatsApp stores user chat data on macOS and iOS, revealing that message databases may be stored in unencrypted form within app group containers accessible by other applications from the same developer …
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