What is Signal and is it secure?Russia-linked hackers are targeting Signal users. These attacks exploit user trust through phishing. They trick people into revealing accou...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
WhatsApp launches parent-managed accounts for pre-teens amid safety concernsWhatsApp is introducing parent-managed accounts for children under 13. This move comes amid growing global worries about social media's imp...
11 Mar, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Meta awarded $167 million in damages from Israeli cybersecurity firmIn March, Meta filed a brief seeking damages from NSO Group, and last week a jury heard arguments about potential penalties. The jury award...
07 May, 2025, 11.51 AM IST
Baahubali movie producer’s WhatsApp account gets hacked. How it happened? He shares what you should not doBaahubali producer Shobu Yarlagadda's WhatsApp account was hacked, leading to a chain reaction of compromised accounts. Hackers exploited t...
06 Dec, 2024, 10.51 PM IST
Meta says Iranian group tried to target Trump, Biden officials' WhatsApp accountsMeta reported on Friday that it identified possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of U.S. officials from both the Biden and Tru...
24 Aug, 2024, 07.16 AM IST
WhatsApp scam: How scamsters gain access and hack your Whatsapp account. What you should doThe Kolkata Police have issued a warning to WhatsApp users about a scam starting with Facebook impersonation, which leads to victims' Faceb...
26 Jul, 2023, 02.43 PM IST
Singapore cautions against scammers requesting COVID aid to India"The scammers would emphasise the urgency of the issue and provide the victims with a bank account number for fund transfer, claiming that ...
07 May, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
Personal details of 6.1 million Facebook users in India leaked onlineIndia is among the biggest markets for Facebook and its group companies WhatsApp and Instagram.
06 Apr, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Facebook India head appears before parliamentary panel on WhatsApp snooping issueThe parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology called the cyber security experts to hear their views on the issue of citize...
13 Dec, 2019, 10.56 PM IST
KN Govindacharya files letter petition on WhatsApp NSO matter to SCGovindacharya has also written to Ravi Shankar Prasad seeking NIA investigation against FB, WhatsApp, NSO Group Technologies, and Q Cyber T...
04 Nov, 2019, 12.49 PM IST
WhatsApp says alerted govt of spyware attack in September too; IT Min says past info was inadequateWhatsApp had said it is suing NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance firm, that is reportedly behind the technology that helped unnamed entitie...
03 Nov, 2019, 03.42 PM IST
WhatsApp responds to government; says it informed in September Indian users were impacted of malwareWhatsApp's response to the government on Friday comes amid allegations that it had withheld information about Indian citizens being among t...
02 Nov, 2019, 06.33 PM IST
After Pegasus spying row, India asks WhatsApp to explain privacy breachIndia is awaiting WhatsApp’s response to decide on the next action, which could include imposition of penalty.
02 Nov, 2019, 02.55 PM IST
WhatsApp confirms Indian journalists and activists targeted in hackFacebook's messaging platform alleged that the Israeli NSO Group targeted some 1,400 users. While WhatsApp declined to reveal the identitie...
01 Nov, 2019, 01.28 PM IST
Furore erupts over WhatsApp spying exposéOn Thursday, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took to Twitter to reiterate the Centre’s concern at the breach of privacy of Indians, and sai...
01 Nov, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
WhatsApp says it moved fast to contain spyware attack damage"We are committed to doing all we can to prevent these abuses to our systems,” the Facebook-owned company said in its response to the gover...
21 May, 2019, 11.12 PM IST
Businesses yet to get any information on WhatsApp hack effectA section feels attack has not hit enterprise, others say it depends on company security solutions.
17 May, 2019, 09.03 AM IST