India’s New SIM-Binding Rule Could Cut Off WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal From Unregistered Devices
A new Indian telecom rule set to take effect January 1, 2027 would require messaging accounts on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and several other platforms to stay continuously tied...
WhatsApp Financial Lure Installs VulcanRAT With SYSTEM Control on Windows
A WhatsApp-delivered ZIP file posing as a financial document launches a multi-stage Windows infection that installs VulcanRAT with SYSTEM privileges. The campaign combines sandbox evasion, PoolParty injection, a...
Phantom Deal Fraud Uses Fake M&A Secrecy to Push a €626,000 Wire Transfer
The Phantom Deal campaign impersonates executives and advisers, then uses a polished NDA to isolate employees from normal approval channels. One documented attempt sought a €626,735.45 transfer and...
New WhatsApp Video Call Trick Bypasses Android Lock Screens to Expose Your Photos
A newly disclosed WhatsApp flaw lets anyone answer a video call on a locked Android phone and, through the in-call background editor, browse the device's entire photo gallery...
WhatsApp Disrupts Fresh NSO Group Pegasus Campaign, Seeks Court Contempt Order
Meta's WhatsApp has disrupted a new NSO Group-linked Pegasus spyware campaign targeting users in Jordan and Lebanon, and is now petitioning a U.S. federal court to hold NSO...
TCLBANKER Banking Trojan Spreads Through Self-Replicating WhatsApp and Outlook Worm Modules
A highly sophisticated Brazilian banking trojan called TCLBANKER (campaign REF3076) has been uncovered by Elastic Security Labs. The malware uses a legitimate signed Logitech installer via DLL side-loading,...
CERT-UA Exposes APT Malware Campaign Targeting Eastern European Governments and Municipal Hospitals
Ukraine's CERT-UA has disclosed a sophisticated infostealer campaign targeting government bodies and municipal healthcare institutions across Eastern Europe. The malware harvests credentials from Chromium browsers and exfiltrates WhatsApp...
Eternidade Stealer: WhatsApp-Enabled banking trojan sophistication
The Trustwave SpiderLabs team has unearthed a particularly unsettling piece of malware – Eternidade Stealer – that’s raising serious questions about the security practices surrounding WhatsApp and the...