Hackers have found a way to quietly take over WhatsApp accounts without touching passwords, SMS codes, or the app’s end-to-end encryption. Instead of breaking crypto, they are abusing a legitimate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. While it doesn’t exploit any bugs, this attack does exploit ...

WhatsApp has become one of the easiest ways to exchange documents, invoices, photographs and work-related files. But that convenience is also being exploited by cybercriminals. A cybersecurity company ...

Russian hackers launched a global cyber campaign targeting WhatsApp and Signal accounts, Dutch intelligence agencies said March 9. "Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber ...

Public PoC for CVE-2026-86950 triggers a controlled out-of-bounds write in CoreGraphics; code execution is not demonstrated.

Meta has started rolling out a new WhatsApp lockdown-style security feature designed to protect journalists, public figures, and other high-risk individuals from sophisticated threats, including ...

Attackers are able to intercept and manipulate messages in the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp. According to new research from Check Point, there are WhatsApp vulnerabilities that enable attackers to ...

Meta's WhatsApp just introduced something called Strict Account Settings, a tool "that further protects your account from highly sophisticated cyber attacks." This is a one-click button in the ...

WhatsApp, the popular free messaging app, was hacked and defaced yesterday -- but don't worry, it was only the website. A group, which calls itself the KDMS Team of Plaestinian [sic] Hackers" took ...

Hackers have figured out how to hijack WhatsApp accounts without cracking the messaging app's encryption, security researchers have warned. The so-called GhostPairing scam takes advantage of ...

Russian state hackers are trying to break into Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by diplomats, military staff, and government officials worldwide, Dutch intelligence agencies warned. They believe ...