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Meta Launches Major AI Crackdown on Facebook, Instagram Scams After Removing 159 Million Fraud Ads

Meta unveils new AI tools and law enforcement partnerships to fight scams on Facebook and WhatsApp after removing 159M scam ads in 2025.

International Business Times · Mar 12

WhatsApp Launches Preteen Accounts That Adds Safeguards, Require Parent Management to Use

WhatsApp's new "preteen accounts" allow younger users to use the platform, but it comes with many safeguards.

International Business Times · Mar 12

Meta disables more than 150,000 accounts in crackdown on south-east Asian scam networks

Company also launches tools to spot scammers as Thai police arrest 21 people

The Guardian - US · Mar 11

Russian cybercriminals are targeting WhatsApp, Signal accounts in 'large-scale global' hacking campaign

Dutch intelligence says major social engineering campaign is underway and is apparently already reaping rewards.

TechRadar · Mar 10

Italian activists and journalist targeted by spyware in 2024, prosecutors confirm

Investigation finds three were hacked by Paragon spyware at same time, potentially fuelling questions for government

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Leaked WhatsApp Chats Reveal Racist Slurs and Extremist Rhetoric Among Miami GOP Student Leaders

Leaked WhatsApp messages obtained by the Miami Herald show that a group chat created by the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party for conservative students quickly filled with racist slurs, violent rhetoric and extremist references.

Latin Times · Mar 5

Fake embassy, government officials fleecing diaspora

Aggressive fraudsters posing as embassy officials and police are targeting diaspora communities, some making away with huge sums.

AAP · Mar 5

We watched Kerala Story 2 so you don’t have to

There are many ways to describe The Kerala Story 2. A thriller. A warning. A public service announcement. A two-hour WhatsApp forward with a good production budget.

Newslaundry · Mar 3

WhatsApp officially names Mullvad and Amnezia VPN as go-to tools for bypassing censorship

WhatsApp has published tips on how to evade restrictions on its service with a VPN, specifically mentioning Mullvad and Amnezia as "well-regarded" providers.

TechRadar · Mar 2

The digital battleground: How cyber attacks will shape the Israel-Iran conflict

Israel, Iran, and the US are engaged in a rapidly escalating cyber conflict that targets each other’s governments, militaries and critical infrastructure.

Euronews · Mar 2