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Samsung patches actively exploited zero-day reported by WhatsApp

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-27 04:48:30

Samsung has patched a remote code execution vulnerability that was exploited in zero-day attacks targeting its Android devices. Tracked as CVE-2025-21043, this critical security flaw affects Samsung devices running Android 13 or later and was reported by the security teams of Meta and WhatsApp on August 13. As Samsung explains in a recently updated advisory, this vulnerability was discovered in libimagecodec.quram.so (a closed-source image parsing library developed by Quramsoft that implements

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Ex-Meta employee files whistleblower suit for alleged security flaws at WhatsApp

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-10-04 17:14:32

An ex-Meta employee sued the social media company on Monday over allegations that its WhatsApp messaging service contained "systemic cybersecurity failures" that potentially compromise user privacy. Attaullah Baig, WhatsApp's former head of security, alleged that Meta retaliated against him after he notified leaders, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, of security issues at the messaging app. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims that after joining W

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Ex-WhatsApp cybersecurity head says Meta endangered billions of users

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-04 17:26:07

WhatsApp’s former head of cybersecurity filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app’s digital defenses and exposed billions of its users. He says the company systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Attaullah Baig, who served as head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to 2025, claims that approximately 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data without proper oversight

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Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-04 21:26:02

Over the past year, Meta has blanketed TV screens around the world with commercials touting the privacy of Whatsapp, its encrypted messenger with a monthly user base of 3 billion people. “It’s private,” one ad campaign featuring the former cast of the Modern Family TV show says. “On Whatsapp, no one can see or hear your personal messages … not even us,” a different series of ads declares. “Serious risks to user data” On Monday, the former head of security for the Meta-owed messaging app filed

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WhatsApp Status is getting a Close Friends feature

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-15 21:24:36

While most U.S. users have never used—or even heard of—WhatsApp Status Updates, Meta recently revealed that the tab is now used by 1.5 billion people per day worldwide. And soon, WhatsApp will take a page from Instagram by adding a Close Friends feature. If you’re unfamiliar with WhatsApp Status, it works much like Instagram Stories, where users can post photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours. For the last few years, Instagram users have enjoyed a Close Friends feature, which lets the

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WhatsApp Just Patched a ‘Zero Click’ Bug Being Used to Hack Apple Users

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-10-17 13:50:34

On Friday, WhatsApp announced that it had patched a software vulnerability that was being used by unknown hackers to target specific users of Apple products and hack them with spyware. WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, said in an advisory that the previously unknown bug “may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted users.” The vulnerability is officially dubbed CVE-2025-55177. TechCrunch notes that this week, WhatsApp fixed the bug while last week, Apple fixed an

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Hackers chained Apple and WhatsApp flaws in ‘advanced spyware campaign’

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-18 09:14:15

A few days ago, Apple fixed a vulnerability on iOS and macOS that “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” Now, new details have emerged, and it appears that the hacking campaign also leveraged a now-fixed WhatsApp flaw to target its victims. Here are the details. Meta warns dozens of potentially affected users As reported by TechCrunch, Meta has confirmed that it fixed a WhatsApp flaw (CVE-2025-55177) that, when used in combination

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WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-10-18 13:15:55

WhatsApp said on Friday that it fixed a security bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into the Apple devices of “specific targeted users.” The Meta-owned messaging app giant said in its security advisory that it fixed the vulnerability, known officially as CVE-2025-55177, which was used alongside a separate flaw found in iOS and Macs, which Apple fixed last week and tracks as CVE-2025-43300. Apple said at the time that the flaw was used in an “extremely sophistica

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WhatsApp patches vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-18 21:31:23

WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability in its iOS and macOS messaging clients that was exploited in targeted zero-day attacks. The company says this zero-click flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-55177) affects WhatsApp for iOS prior to version 2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.21.78, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.21.78. "Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp [..] could have allowed an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrar

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WhatsApp’s new AI feature lets you rephrase and adjust the tone of your messages

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-22 21:04:35

WhatsApp is launching a new AI feature that allows users to rephrase, proofread, or adjust the tone of their messages, the Meta-owned company announced on Wednesday. The new feature, called “Writing Help,” uses Meta’s Private Processing technology, which allows users to receive AI-generated responses without Meta or WhatsApp reading the original message or the suggested rewrites. This means that messages on the platform remain private even if people use the new tool. With Writing Help, users c

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Your Pixel 10 will let you make WhatsApp calls without cell service

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-28 09:40:26

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel 10 devices will support WhatsApp voice and video calls over satellite starting August 28. Google shared a demo showing the satellite icon visible during an incoming WhatsApp call. Google is the first manufacturer to introduce this functionality. Up until now, satellite support on phones has mostly meant SOS messages or sharing your location. That’s set to change later this month, when Pixel 10 devices become the first to make WhatsApp voice and

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WhatsApp is working on a voicemail-like feature

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-31 00:24:44

Heads up if you tend to dodge, ignore, or genuinely miss calls on WhatsApp: the app is working on a voicemail-like feature. Here’s how it will work. According to WABetaInfo (via Tecnoblog), the feature was introduced in the latest Android beta, but not yet on iOS. They explain that if a call goes unanswered, a new “Record voice message” button pops up at the bottom of the screen, alongside the Call again and Cancel options. This lets the user quickly record a voice message, rather than either

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Meta introduces new tools to help identify scam messages on WhatsApp

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-02 04:46:31

It seems scarcely a week goes by now without receiving at least one job scam message on either iMessage or WhatsApp. Meta has now introduced two new tools to help you identify scams, whether they arrive as individual messages or as posts to group chats … Scams are big business Scamming is big business these days, and it’s common for messages to originate from organized criminal gangs using huge banks of smartphones to send hundreds of thousands of messages per day. Meta has teams of people t

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WhatsApp adds new security feature to protect against scams

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-02 03:53:35

WhatsApp is introducing a new security feature that will help users spot potential scams when they are being added to a group chat by someone not in their contact list. This feature displays a "safety overview" context card that includes information about the group's creation date, the number of members, potential scam attempts, and instructions on how to control who can add you to WhatsApp groups. "It will include key information about the group and tips to stay safe. From there, you can exit

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WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-02 04:45:06

WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says The crackdown targets an increasingly common tactic in which criminals hijack WhatsApp accounts or add users to group chats promoting fake investment schemes and other scams. Meta made the announcement as WhatsApp rolled out new anti-scam measures to alert users to potential fraudulent activity, such as a user being added to a group chat by someone not in their contacts list. Many were tied to scam centres run by organised crimina

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You May Soon Be Able to Chat on WhatsApp Even Without an Account

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 10:54:00

Not part of the WhatsApp club yet? Not to worry, it looks like you'll soon still be able to dip your toes in without signing up. A new feature called "guest chats," found by WABetaInfo in a beta build, will reportedly allow anyone without a WhatsApp account to chat with someone who does after the feature is rolled out in a future update. To start a guest chat, an app user would need to invite a non-app user to an online chat via a link. The invited party does not need to have WhatsApp installe

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WhatsApp Adds Tools to Save You From Scams

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 11:00:00

WhatsApp, the popular smartphone messaging service, says it's cracking down on millions of accounts linked to scam networks and providing users new tools to alert them when they might be targeted. In a post on Tuesday, the Meta-owned service says it took down more than 6.8 million accounts linked to scam networks primarily based in Southeast Asia. WhatsApp said that many of them are driven by cryptocurrency investment scams and pyramid schemes, and that some use ChatGPT to generate text and lin

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WhatsApp adds new warning about potential group chat messaging scams

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-03 17:00:13

WhatsApp has shared a new update about how it prevents scams, as well as unveiling a new feature aimed at protecting users from possible swindles. People will now receive alerts when they are added to a new WhatsApp group by someone not in their contacts. This safety overview will include key details about the group chat, such as the number of members, whether any other members are contacts and the chat's start date. It also offers some common sense reminders of how to avoid scams. Users can ex

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WhatsApp will show a ‘safety overview’ before you join unknown group chats

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-03 17:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. WhatsApp is adding another feature designed to protect you from group chat scams. Now, when someone you might not know invites you to a group chat, the app will display a new “safety overview” that appears before you can even see the messages. The overview will include information about the group, including when it was created, who invited you, and

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WhatsApp adds new features to protect against scams

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-03 17:00:00

WhatsApp is introducing new features to help people spot scams on the messaging service, the company announced on Tuesday. The company also said it has taken down over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centers targeting people around the world. The new features are designed to help detect scams in both group and individual chats on the Meta-owned platform. For group chats, WhatsApp is launching a safety overview feature that will be displayed when someone who isn’t in your

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Pwn2Own hacking contest pays $1 million for WhatsApp exploit

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-10 03:40:08

The Zero Day Initiative is offering a $1 million reward to security researchers who will demonstrate a zero-click WhatsApp exploit at its upcoming Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking contest. The record bounty targets zero-click security flaws that allow code execution without user interaction on the messaging platform used by more than three billion people worldwide. Meta, alongside Synology and QNAP, is co-sponsoring the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 competition, which will take place from October 21 to Oct

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Meta faces antitrust investigation over AI chatbot integration in WhatsApp

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-11 06:31:00

In brief: Meta began integrating its AI chatbot into WhatsApp in 2024, offering users easy access to its large language model service. This move may have breached Europe's antitrust laws, and Italian authorities are now weighing whether to impose a substantial fine on the US company. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) recently launched an antitrust investigation into Meta AI's integration within WhatsApp. In March 2025, Meta began pre-installing its AI chatbot in the messaging app, which

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WhatsApp is testing message reminders

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-26 12:31:31

If you’re like me and often read a message, tell yourself you’ll reply later, and then instantly forget about it, a new WhatsApp experiment might bring the solution. New feature has presets and custom options According to recent findings by WABetaInfo (via Tecnoblog), WhatsApp is now testing a feature that lets users set reminders for specific messages. So rather than pinning chats, starring messages, or simply hoping to remember to check back later, users can schedule an actual notification

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WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of an uglier web version

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-03 21:38:40

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Meta is planning to drop its native WhatsApp Windows app in favor of a web wrapper version instead, just months after introducing a native iPad app. The latest beta version of WhatsApp on Windows includes the major changes, with Meta noting it has “updated how WhatsApp beta looks and works.” Behind the scenes it’s a big change to WhatsApp on Windows, moving it from a native Wi

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WhatsApp streamlines in-app support process

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-04 08:32:47

If you’ve ever tried to get in-app support on WhatsApp, you know the process used to start with filling out a form, possibly attaching a few files, and waiting for a support rep to eventually get in touch. Now, that form is on its way out, and the screening process is, you guessed it, becoming AI-based. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Out with the form, in with AI Unless you’re Stephen Hackett, support knowledge bases are never fun to navigate, especially if you are in a hurry and alr

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WhatsApp should prepare to stop operating in Russia, official says

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-05 12:00:44

A Russian lawmaker who regulates the IT industry said WhatsApp should prepare to stop offering its services in the country. Anton Gorelkin, the deputy head of the lower house of parliament's IT committee, said that it's very likely that WhatsApp will be placed on a list of restricted software, as Reuters reports. WhatsApp owner Meta is designated as an extremist organisation in Russia, which has banned Facebook and Instagram since 2022. This week, President Vladimir Putin issued a directive for

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I Tried Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, and This Is the One I'd Recommend

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-28 08:00:07

Key points: Most widely used messaging app Uses the same encryption protocol as Signal Collects heaps of your data Free, but owned and operated by Meta WhatsApp is the most popular private messaging app on this list, with about 2 billion monthly users, according to Exploding Topics. Because it's so popular, there's a higher chance that other people you might be chatting with have WhatsApp, and therefore your chats can be encrypted. And if the person you're chatting with doesn't have WhatsAp

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I prefer Signal but use WhatsApp for this simple reason

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-30 15:00:14

Robert Triggs / Android Authority When WhatsApp changed its terms in 2021, I was one of the many users who looked for alternative messaging apps for Android. While I had heard about Signal before, the controversial move by WhatsApp prompted me to actually try the app out. I loved it then and I still love it now. But over all these years, I barely use Signal even though I prefer it greatly over WhatsApp. And that’s because of a major advantage WhatsApp has over the privacy-focused messaging app

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Meta adds business voice calling to WhatsApp, explores AI-powered product recommendations

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-02-09 22:15:00

WhatsApp is adding more AI features to its business suite. The company on Tuesday announced it’s introducing the ability for large businesses to reach customers through voice calls, which will allow the app to explore the use of AI-powered voice agents. The company is also looking into using AI to recommend products to users. WhatsApp Business, which has over 200 million monthly users, has been a notable revenue driver for Meta, as its executives noted in the last few quarterly earnings calls.

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WhatsApp Deploys AI, for Those Incapable of Comprehending Straightforward Messages From Their Friends and Family

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-16 11:19:24

WhatsApp Deploys AI, for Those Incapable of Comprehending Straightforward Messages From Their Friends and Family We are once again asking: who asked for this? Summary Judgment WhatsApp is now offering AI summaries of text threads for those too lazy to read through their messages themselves. In a press release, the Meta-owned messaging app framed the new AI summarizing function as an optional feature that can help busy users keep up with their texts. "We've all been there — rushing between m

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