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Hackers are hijacking WhatsApp accounts through ‘snowballing’ scam

‘This isn’t just a WhatsApp issue,’ cyber security expert tells The Independent

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

WhatsApp user warning - hackers are hijacking accounts without any need to crack the authentication, so be on your guard

WhatsApp GhostPairing attacks let hackers hijack accounts using device-linking, exposing messages and media while bypassing authentication completely.

TechRadar · Dec 21, 2025

Criminals might use ‘GhostPairing’ to hijack your WhatsApp account – here’s how to stop them

'GhostPairing' could give criminals access to your WhatsApp account, but there are ways to prevent this happening.

TechRadar · Dec 19, 2025

How to use the holidays to stop our ‘WhatsApp aunties’ falling for AI

Family members can be sweet and relentless but how can we aid our relatives in the age of new tech and device addiction

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Three billion WhatsApp users are at risk - an expert has developed a tool that could spy on everyone, and you would never know about it

A proof-of-concept tool exploits messaging app receipts to silently track behavior, drain batteries, and increase mobile data usage.

TechRadar · Dec 16, 2025

Former Meta integrity chief says new report reveals ‘disappointing’ ad fraud epidemic at the social-media giant

An internal audit warned of systemic corruption, yet Meta expanded Chinese ad partnerships that generated billions—much of it tied to fraud.

Fortune · Dec 15, 2025

WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage

WhatsApp is pushing Windows users toward a new wrapped web app that uses significantly more RAM, raising concerns about performance on lower-end PCs.

Windows Central · Dec 13, 2025

TV Newsance 325 | Indigo delays, primetime 'dissent' and Vande Mataram marathon

This week on TV Newsance, our primetime poets turned into WhatsApp shayari machines, dropping couplets that would make even Ghalib file a noise complaint. But the real twist wasn’t their poetry – it was their sudden ability to question power once Indigo messed up their flights. A disruption close to…

Newslaundry · Dec 13, 2025

Macron mulls social media ban as mother challenges platforms over son’s suicide

A French mother whose teenage son took his own life is campaigning to hold social media platforms accountable, arguing that their algorithms pushed suicide-related content on him, as the French government considers a social media ban for young people – similar to the one which took effect in Australia this…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2025

WhatsApp's New Holiday Update Hides a Game-Changing Feature You Didn't See Coming

WhatsApp rolls out powerful holiday updates with Missed Call Messages, upgraded Meta AI, image animation, and improved media tools for smarter, faster communication.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2025