Meta also replaces a legacy C++ media-handling security library with Rust Users of Meta's WhatsApp messenger looking to simplify the process of protecting themselves are in luck, as the company is ...

Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody ...

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

US authorities are investigating claims that Meta can bypass WhatsApp's encryption. Learn about the federal probe into ...

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 ...

WhatsApp has been dragged into court with its biggest selling point in the dock. A lawsuit in a San Francisco US district court claims the app’s end-to-end encryption is basically… WhatsApp has been ...

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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 ...

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) ...