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Messenger
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Texting Secrets: How Messenger Apps Guard Your Chats
Worried about prying eyes? We explain how messenger apps keep your chats confidential with features like encryption & multi-factor authentication. Learn about security risks & emerging technologies for a safer digital future.
April 15, 2024
Meta Platforms Face Outage: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads Down
Logged out of your Meta Platform services?
March 5, 2024
Alleged Insider Access to Telegram Servers Sold on the Dark Web
The alleged access is being sold for a whopping $20,000.
January 10, 2023
Facebook down with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp service disruption
Facebook down? Yes, Facebook is down along with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR due to DNS-related issues.…
October 4, 2021
Hackers could access photos, videos without unlocking your phone
The vulnerability existed in the Facebook Messenger Rooms video chat feature and exposed Android smartphone users to intrusion.
June 16, 2021
Facebook ads used in spreading Facebook Messenger phishing scam
So far, the phishing scam has targeted users in 80 countries.
April 21, 2021
Facebook Messenger bug allowed callers to listen unattended calls
The bug was reported by a member of the Bug Hunting Team of Google's Project Zero named Natalie Silvanovich.
November 20, 2020
Rietspoof malware distributes ransomware via messaging apps
A malware strain dubbed as Rietspoof has been under the radar of researchers at Avast since last August.…
February 19, 2019
Telegram leaked IP addresses of its desktop app users
The vulnerability affected Telegram’s desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux OS. Telegram, a popular privacy-focused instant messaging…
October 1, 2018
FacexWorm malware steals cryptocurrency & Facebook credentials
Security firm Trend Micro’s researchers have identified a malicious Chrome extension that can hijack Bitcoin transactions before getting…
May 2, 2018