WhatsApp’s new fact-check feature lets users identify fake information

By Waqas
WhatsApp’s “Search the Web” feature lets users perform web searches on viral messages to confirm their authenticity.
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Apple Knocked Off Perch as Most Imitated Brand for Phishing Attacks

COVID-19 pandemic spurs spoofing preference changes, plus a surge in email-based attacks. Continue reading Apple Knocked Off Perch as Most Imitated Brand for Phishing Attacks

Religious, political leaders in Togo allegedly targeted with NSO Group spyware

The list of people allegedly targeted by NSO Group surveillance software is growing by the day. Religious and political opposition leaders in Togo were targeted last year with spyware developed by Israeli software surveillance firm NSO Group, according to security researchers at University of Toronto Munk School’s Citizen Lab. Like many of the company’s past actions, the alleged NSO surveillance in Togo used Facebook’s WhatsApp to target religious clergy and politicians, Citizen Lab researchers said. The effort was part of a broader hacking campaign that targeted thousands of WhatsApp users with NSO Group spyware in 2019, according to Citizen Lab. NSO Group has repeatedly said that its software is only sold to law enforcement or intelligence agencies in order to target terrorists and criminals. But the revelations about surveillance in Togo are just the latest allegations that NSO Group spyware has enabled surveillance of political opponents and other perceived government […]

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How was I able to login Whatsapp Web when my Phone was turned off and SIM card removed?

I don’t have my phone at the moment, since I turned it over yesterday at the shop for a screen replacement.
The SIM card is removed and it’s sitting in my wallet now.
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