Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp as it tightens control of online communication and pushes people toward a state-backed alternative.

WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin later confirmed the move.

U.S. messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms , has been completely blocked in Russia for failing to comply with local ...

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A malicious package in the Node Package Manager (NPM) registry poses as a legitimate WhatsApp Web API library to steal WhatsApp messages, collect contacts, and gain access to the account. A fork of ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious package on the npm repository that works as a fully functional WhatsApp API, but also contains the ability to intercept every ...

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Google Chat finally gets the ability to schedule messages up to 120 days in advance. There’s a new Draft shortcut, which opens a dedicated area to manage all scheduled messages. The scheduling feature ...

WhatsApp has announced a bunch of new features right in time for the holiday season, and the most notable addition is something that the company thinks “will make voicemails a thing of the past.” In ...

It’s now easier to send a voice or video message when someone doesn’t answer their phone. It’s now easier to send a voice or video message when someone doesn’t answer their phone. is a news writer ...