EU, GDPR fines skyrocketed to over 1 billion euros in 2021
AtlasVPN cybersecurity experts: The most hit companies are Amazon (€746 million) and WhatsApp (€225 million). The worst countries are Spain, Italy and Romania.
Cybercrime, Meta sues the people behind phishing on social networks
The company: The attacks exploited more than 39,000 fake login pages for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Terrorism, how ISIS propaganda online evolved during Covid-19
IS, with less “phisical” targets to hit, intensified the efforts on social media and on non-regulated gaming platforms with well-designed narratives.
Cybercrime, WhatsApp users under attack via fake “friendly” SMS
The lure is the message the companies send when they want to transfer their account on a new phone. The least risk is losing the entire account.
Cyber Espionage, Charming Kitten hackers renewed their TTPs
Clearsky cyber security experts: The Iranian APT started impersonating “Deutsche Welle” and the “Jewish Journal” using emails alongside WhatsApp messages and LinkedIn profiles.
WhatsApp numbers of users could have been exposed
It’s have been claimed by cyber security researcher Athul Jayaram: They could now be accessible in plain text to any internet user.
BRATA RAT is spying Brazil’s mobile users since January 2019
Kaspersky cyber security experts: The cybercrime malware spreads via WhatsApp and SMS messages, or a fake WhatsApp update in Android App stores.