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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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WhatsApp Now Lets Beta Testers Add a Link to Their Facebook Profile
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature in its Android beta that lets users add their Facebook profile links to their WhatsApp info page. The link can be verified through the Accounts Centre or left unverified, and adding it is optional. Users can control who sees the link via privacy settings, sharing it with everyone, contacts, specific people, or ...
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Meta Brings Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram, Facebook Messenger
Meta has announced new restrictions to help protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook through stricter private message settings. Meta will enable fresh DM (direct messages) restrictions on both Facebook Messenger and Instagram for users aged under 18 years to prevent messages from people they do not follow.
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WhatsApp Spotted Developing UWP App for Windows Users, Apple Catalyst-Based macOS Update
WhatsApp has been spotted developing new apps for Windows and macOS users to deliver an improved experience. While the new Windows app is said to be based on Universal Windows Platform (UWP), the macOS version is rumoured to use the Catalyst project to provide a unified experience to Apple device users. WhatsApp is also separately found to have rol...
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WhatsApp for Android Tipped to Get Disappearing Mode Option in Privacy Settings
WhatsApp for Android is tipped to provide a Disappearing Mode option in the privacy settings to let users convert their new chat threads into ephemeral chats. WhatsApp is also spotted to be redesigning the contact/ group card on Android.
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How to Find Out if You Have Been Blocked by Someone on WhatsApp
There could be a number of reasons why someone may have blocked you on WhatsApp. Here is a handy guide to help you figure out if you've been blocked. However, as WhatsApp also mentions, it is not a sure-shot way to find if you have been blocked.
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Instagram Adds Filter to Tackle Hate Speech, Will Stop Blocked Contacts From Connecting via New Accounts
Facebook's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app.
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Facebook Says Hackers 'Scraped' Data of 533 Million Users in 2019 Leak
Facebook said that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists.
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Hackers "Scraped" Data Of Half-Billion Users In 2019 Leak: Facebook
Facebook said Tuesday that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists.
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Facebook's App Store Privacy Labels: What They Mean for Your Data and Privacy
Facebook had to disclose how it collects data after Apple made it mandatory last December for apps to submit the information with reviews for app updates or new app listings. The privacy labels suggest Facebook uses important data like payment information, contact information, and financial information for third-party advertising.
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Instagram to Prevent Underage Children From Creating Accounts, Block Adults From Contacting Young Users
Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don't know.
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$8 to Share Bank Balance: Study Puts Monetary Values to Online Data, Privacy
German Facebook users would want the social media platform to pay them about $8 per month for sharing their contact information, while US users would only seek $3.50.
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WhatsApp Spotted Working on Blocked Contact Notice, Facebook Pay Integration in Latest iPhone Beta
Facebook Pay was also spotted under development in iOS beta 2.19.120.21, hinting at integration inside WhatsApp soon.
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Several Indian Users Hit By Israeli Spyware, Says WhatsApp: 10 Points
The government today asked WhatsApp for an explanation on a snowballing snooping scandal after WhatsApp confirmed it had informed several Indian users this week that they had been targeted by Israeli spyware earlier this year in a hacking spree that included journalists, activists, lawyers and senior government officials. The journalists and activi...
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Facebook Being Investigated by New York Over Storage of 'Unauthorised' Email Contacts
Facebook's unauthorised storage of up to 1.5 million Facebook users' email contact databases, the latest privacy issue to affect the US social media giant.
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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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WhatsApp Now Lets Beta Testers Add a Link to Their Facebook Profile
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature in its Android beta that lets users add their Facebook profile links to their WhatsApp info page. The link can be verified through the Accounts Centre or left unverified, and adding it is optional. Users can control who sees the link via privacy settings, sharing it with everyone, contacts, specific people, or ...
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Meta Brings Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram, Facebook Messenger
Meta has announced new restrictions to help protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook through stricter private message settings. Meta will enable fresh DM (direct messages) restrictions on both Facebook Messenger and Instagram for users aged under 18 years to prevent messages from people they do not follow.
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WhatsApp Spotted Developing UWP App for Windows Users, Apple Catalyst-Based macOS Update
WhatsApp has been spotted developing new apps for Windows and macOS users to deliver an improved experience. While the new Windows app is said to be based on Universal Windows Platform (UWP), the macOS version is rumoured to use the Catalyst project to provide a unified experience to Apple device users. WhatsApp is also separately found to have rol...
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WhatsApp for Android Tipped to Get Disappearing Mode Option in Privacy Settings
WhatsApp for Android is tipped to provide a Disappearing Mode option in the privacy settings to let users convert their new chat threads into ephemeral chats. WhatsApp is also spotted to be redesigning the contact/ group card on Android.
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How to Find Out if You Have Been Blocked by Someone on WhatsApp
There could be a number of reasons why someone may have blocked you on WhatsApp. Here is a handy guide to help you figure out if you've been blocked. However, as WhatsApp also mentions, it is not a sure-shot way to find if you have been blocked.
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Instagram Adds Filter to Tackle Hate Speech, Will Stop Blocked Contacts From Connecting via New Accounts
Facebook's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app.
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Facebook Says Hackers 'Scraped' Data of 533 Million Users in 2019 Leak
Facebook said that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists.
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Hackers "Scraped" Data Of Half-Billion Users In 2019 Leak: Facebook
Facebook said Tuesday that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists.
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Facebook's App Store Privacy Labels: What They Mean for Your Data and Privacy
Facebook had to disclose how it collects data after Apple made it mandatory last December for apps to submit the information with reviews for app updates or new app listings. The privacy labels suggest Facebook uses important data like payment information, contact information, and financial information for third-party advertising.
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Instagram to Prevent Underage Children From Creating Accounts, Block Adults From Contacting Young Users
Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don't know.
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$8 to Share Bank Balance: Study Puts Monetary Values to Online Data, Privacy
German Facebook users would want the social media platform to pay them about $8 per month for sharing their contact information, while US users would only seek $3.50.
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WhatsApp Spotted Working on Blocked Contact Notice, Facebook Pay Integration in Latest iPhone Beta
Facebook Pay was also spotted under development in iOS beta 2.19.120.21, hinting at integration inside WhatsApp soon.
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Several Indian Users Hit By Israeli Spyware, Says WhatsApp: 10 Points
The government today asked WhatsApp for an explanation on a snowballing snooping scandal after WhatsApp confirmed it had informed several Indian users this week that they had been targeted by Israeli spyware earlier this year in a hacking spree that included journalists, activists, lawyers and senior government officials. The journalists and activi...
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Facebook Being Investigated by New York Over Storage of 'Unauthorised' Email Contacts
Facebook's unauthorised storage of up to 1.5 million Facebook users' email contact databases, the latest privacy issue to affect the US social media giant.
