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When communication tools get hacked: Cyber criminals target messaging apps

15

Jul

2016

Messaging applications like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger serve as important tools that you can use to collaborate and communicate with your friends. There are various apps that allow you to send and receive information via encryption – sometimes personal and private data, as well. These communication tools bring our world closer together.

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It’s a trap! WhatsApp Gold ‘premium’ version lures users to malware

26

May

2016

A new scam is tricking users of WhatsApp into downloading a so-called exclusive version of the app called ‘WhatsApp Gold’, which infects mobile devices with malware. A number of WhatsApp users have reported receiving messages that urge them to sign up for the ‘premium’ service through the WhatsApp Gold website, linked in the message. Users […]

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WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption

07

Apr

2016

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has strengthened the encryption of its widely used instant messaging app, a development that in theory makes it harder for law enforcement to gain access to communications. WhatsApp’s founders said Tuesday that the application now implements end-to-end encryption, which means only authorized users can decrypt messages. “The idea is simple: when you send a […]

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