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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Israeli spyware targeted scores of WhatsApp users: Meta

An official with Meta's WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hack. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company "will continue to protect people's ability to communicate privately". Paragon declined to comment. The WhatsApp official said it had detected an effort to hack approximately 90 users of its platform. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Technology

WhatsApp introduces feature to 'message yourself'

The wait is over as the Meta-owned WhatsApp now offers a convenient way to send messages to yourself. WABetaInfo noticed the new feature in the latest version of WhatsApp for iOS (version 2.22.23.74), which is available to all Apple users. The feature, however, appears to be rolling out slowly as it’s not currently showing up for everyone. Texting oneself on a messaging platform is arguably one of the most convenient ways to jot down ideas before we forget them or save web URLs you wish to revisit. WhatsApp after a… Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

Telegram surpasses Whatsapp to become Russia's top messenger

Telegram has surpassed WhatsApp as Russia's most popular messaging app, according to Megafon, with Russians flocking to the service as Moscow imposes restrictions on some internet services. The military action launched by Russia in Ukraine has fueled a simmering dispute between global digital platforms and Moscow. Telegram's share of mobile internet traffic increased to 63 percent in the first two weeks of March, up from 48 percent in the first two weeks of February, according to Megafon, one of Russia's four main telecoms operators. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

Ananya Panday denies helping Aryan Khan get drugs

According to NCB sources, there are WhatsApp messages between star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan and actor Ananya Panday discussing drug procurement and usage, which is being investigated as part of the probe into the drug seizure aboard the cruise ship. Panday was questioned for the second time by NCB on Friday and would be summoned again if necessary, according to an official. She had been questioned for the first time on Thursday. According to sources, she has denied all charges of giving drugs to Aryan. Aryan and Ananya… Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

WhatsApp will be disabled in these phones from November

WhatsApp is a popular messaging software used by millions of people around the world to interact with friends, family, and coworkers on a regular basis. However, due to the model of their phones, many of them will no longer be able to utilise the app. According to a claim published by The Sun in the United Kingdom, the app will stop working on numerous smartphone models in November 2021. According to the publication, the app will not work on both iPhone and Android devices, thus impacted users will have to… Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

CEO of WhatsApp breaks silence about the social media outage

WhatsApp, the most popular smartphone messaging software, was taken offline for several hours before being restored by CEO Keith Cart, who stated that WhatsApp was “back up and running.” At roughly 8:30 p.m., all Facebook-owned social media networks, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook itself, went offline worldwide. After a seven-hour blackout, the platform was restored about 4 a.m. “We’re entirely back up and running now, we know that people were unable to use WhatsApp to connect with their friends, family, businesses, community groups, and more today — a humbling reminder… Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

Reactions against Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram outage pour in

Adele, Snoop Dogg, Dolly Parton, and Reese Witherspoon were among the celebrities who expressed their disappointment with the widespread outages of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. On Monday evening, Facebook, which owns Instagram and WhatsApp, released a statement announcing that the sites were starting to come back up. In Pakistan, people automatically shifted the blame on PTCL since there was a huge amount of confusion seen among people. A lot of tweets were made related to this concern until they got aware about the entire situation by a message circulated among… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp down around the globe

According to Downdetector, Social media platforms WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram are enduring a worldwide shutdown. Downdetector indicates that WhatsApp outage was reported at 8:23 pm PST. Instagram outage was noted first at 7:59 pm and Facebook, having issues from this morning, also went down around the same time. WhatsApp asserts that it is regulating to resolve the problem and pleads users to be patient. Read More…

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