The recent bombshell lawsuit filed in San Francisco has sent ripples through the tech world, fueled by whistleblower claims that Meta’s "end-to-end encryption" might have a secret backdoor. While Meta ...

While WhatsApp dominates the global messaging market with over 3 billion users, security experts like Johns Hopkins University’s Matthew ...

A headline-grabbing international lawsuit has cast some doubt on the security of WhatsApp chats, with claims that parent ...

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Meta’s messaging app WhatsApp has denied claims of an internal investigation, following a lawsuit alleging a major breach of user data. In a statement on January 30, the company said the U.S. Bureau ...

Durov took to X and said people who think WhatsApp is secure in 2026 are "braindead." He alleged that when they analyzed the platform's encryption, "we found multiple attack vectors." You'd have to be ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – WhatsApp says it’s now using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and voice calls in addition to the text messages sent by its more ...

The messaging app Signal made news in March after a handful of White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance, used the app to communicate with each other (and, inadvertently, a journalist) ...

WhatsApp has started rolling out voice and video calling directly on WhatsApp Web, bringing a big upgrade for people who use the browser version daily. Until now, users could only make calls through ...

WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy allowed expanded data sharing with Meta companies, triggering regulatory action and sharp ...