WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging platform, with around 1.5 billion active users a month sending text messages, voice notes, multimedia content and PDF files from virtually everywhere. AlthoughRead More →
Through its social networks, the Colombian banking institution BancoEstado issued a statement requesting its clients to keep abreast of a new form of fraud deployed through the instant messaging platformRead More →
Operation Lyrebird, deployed by the international police agency Interpol in collaboration with infosec firm Group-IB, led to the arrest of one of the most wanted threat actors in the worldRead More →
In a new phishing campaign, thousands of WhatsApp users are receiving links through which a supposed pink version of WhatsApp is promoted, in addition to other poorly defined features. TheRead More →
Mobile security risks seem to increase as we rely more on our smartphones for routine tasks such as communicating and organizing our work. A recent report published in Forbes byRead More →
Specialists at security firm Check Point detailed the finding of a new WhatsApp session hijacking attack in which threat actors employ a malicious app disguised as a legitimate Netflix tool.Read More →
The use of instant communication platforms increased considerably due to the pandemic isolation, which represented an ideal opportunity for cybercriminals to deploy ambitious hacking campaigns. One of the most recentRead More →
Have you ever thought of raising your voice to support a cause or oppose government policies? Sure you have but you were surely worried of getting arrested by the authorities.Read More →
A recent security report details the detection of a new malware variant for Android devices deployed automatically via instant messaging platforms, mainly WhatsApp. According to Lukas Stefanko, author of theRead More →
Nowadays it is very easy to find unknown locations using GPS technology, Internet connection and a smartphone; unfortunately this has its disadvantages, mainly those related to user privacy. That’s whyRead More →
