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Security and privacy settings in WhatsApp

07

Jun

2024

Despite being owned by Meta — a company frequently criticized for privacy issues — WhatsApp remains the most popular instant messenger in the world. Surprisingly, it’s also one of the most secure. In this post, we discuss why this is the case, and explain how you can further fortify your WhatsApp conversations with the right […]

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Spyware versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play

08

Sep

2023

For popular messengers such as Telegram, Signal and WhatsApp, there are quite a few alternative clients (not to be confused with clients as in (human) customers; whoever opted this confusing language needs a good talking to) out there. Such modified apps — known as mods — often provide users with features and capabilities that aren’t […]

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Beware! FMWhatsApp mod downloads viruses to smartphones

24

Aug

2021

We recently discovered that a version of popular WhatsApp mod FMWhatsApp includes an embedded Trojan. The Trojan, called Triada, downloads other malware to users’ devices. Here’s how it happened and why using modified versions of WhatsApp is dangerous. Why use WhatsApp mods? Not all users are happy with the official WhatsApp app. Some may feel […]

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