Latest Messenger news

ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years

The ICQ messaging app is shutting down on June 26th, marking the end of a much-beloved communication application.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 24, 2024
- 06:42 PM
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Signal rolls out usernames that let you hide your phone number

End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal finally allows users to pick custom usernames to connect with others while protecting their phone number privacy.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 20, 2024
- 02:11 PM
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Meta rolls out default end-to-end encryption on Messenger, Facebook

Meta has announced that the immediate availability of end-to-end encryption for all chats and calls made through the Messenger app, as well as the Facebook social media platform.
- Bill Toulas
- December 07, 2023
- 09:27 AM
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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

Signal is now testing public usernames that allow users to conceal the phone numbers linked to their accounts while communicating with others.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 08, 2023
- 05:22 PM
- 7
Facebook Messenger phishing wave targets 100K business accounts per week

Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages to target Facebook business accounts with password-stealing malware.
- Bill Toulas
- September 11, 2023
- 11:01 AM
- 0
Russia bans foreign messaging apps in government organizations

Russia's internet watchdog agency Roskomnadzor is warning that today is the first day that laws banning the use of many foreign private messaging applications in the country come into force.
- Bill Toulas
- March 01, 2023
- 11:27 AM
- 7
WhatsApp adds proxy support to help bypass Internet blocks

Starting today, WhatsApp now allows users to connect via proxy servers due to Internet shutdowns or if their governments block the service in their country.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 05, 2023
- 12:19 PM
- 1
Chinese hackers backdoor chat app with new Linux, macOS malware

Versions of a cross-platform instant messenger application focused on the Chinese market known as 'MiMi' have been trojanized to deliver a new backdoor (dubbed rshell) that can be used to steal data from Linux and macOS systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 12, 2022
- 04:45 PM
- 1
Malicious Messenger chatbots used to steal Facebook accounts

A new phishing attack is using Facebook Messenger chatbots to impersonate the company's support team and steal credentials used to manage Facebook pages.
- Bill Toulas
- June 28, 2022
- 09:00 AM
- 0
Massive Facebook Messenger phishing operation generates millions

Researchers have uncovered a large-scale phishing operation that abused Facebook and Messenger to lure millions of users to phishing pages, tricking them into entering their account credentials and seeing advertisements.
- Bill Toulas
- June 08, 2022
- 02:54 PM
- 1
URL rendering trick enabled WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage phishing

A set of flaws affecting the world's leading messaging and email platforms, including Instagram, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, and Facebook Messenger, has allowed threat actors to create legitimate-looking phishing URLs for the past three years.
- Bill Toulas
- March 25, 2022
- 11:51 AM
- 1
Finland warns of Facebook accounts hijacked via Messenger phishing

Finland's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-FI) warns of an ongoing phishing campaign attempting to hijack Facebook accounts by impersonating victims' friends in Facebook Messenger chats.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 28, 2022
- 07:52 AM
- 0
Telegram adds content protection support for groups and channels

Telegram has added content protection support to enable users to block others from saving or forwarding posts shared in groups and channels.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 08, 2021
- 07:08 AM
- 0
WhatsApp adds default disappearing messages for new chats

WhatsApp announced today that it had expanded the privacy control features with the addition of default disappearing messages for all newly initiated chats.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 06, 2021
- 11:17 AM
- 0
Facebook rolls out end-to-end encryption for Messenger calls

Facebook has announced the roll-out of end-to-end encrypted Messenger voice and video calls five years after making it available in one-on-one text chats.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 13, 2021
- 04:20 PM
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