Tag
3 stories taggedWhatsApp.
Identity & Access
WhatsApp Starts Username Reservations, Finally Decoupling Identity From Phone Numbers
The optional handle system lets users be reachable without exposing an E.164 number — a meaningful identifier change for a 3-billion-user directory.
3 min
Threat Intelligence
WhatsApp DMs Push VBScript Loaders That Deploy Legitimate RMM Tools
An active campaign abuses WhatsApp Desktop and Web to distribute scripted droppers that install commercial remote-management software across at least ten jurisdictions.
2 min
Threat Intelligence
Meta Catches NSO Spear-Phishing on WhatsApp, Asks Court to Hold Vendor in Contempt
The injunction was supposed to keep Pegasus operators away from WhatsApp users. Meta says NSO came back anyway — and is now asking a judge to do something about it.
3 min