WhatsApp users are being urged to stay alert for scam messages that appear to come from family members. Action Fraud has warned about a scam where criminals contact people pretending to be their ...

A Russian MP called WhatsApp a national security threat and urged citizens to abandon the app, citing risks to state and ...

Russian lawmakers issued an ultimatum to WhatsApp. The Meta-owned platform, used by 68 percent of Russians daily, faces an ...

Russian lawmakers have reportedly called WhatsApp a threat to national security and warned that the messaging app should ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed his administration to implement new measures that effectively 'ban' social media applications and software originating from 'unfriendly countries'. The ...

The incident began when the family's WhatsApp account was mysteriously compromised immediately after contacting their key ...

In January, a WhatsApp official said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The House has banned other apps ...

If WhatsApp is banned or and/or blocked in Russia, using a VPN will be the only way of accessing it. The stakes for ...

Iran banned WhatsApp and Google Play in 2022 during mass protests against the government, but the ban was lifted last year. Many people can get around bans by using proxies and virtual private ...