I have probably warned more about this account hacking threat than any other over the years, but it’s still ongoing and can still put a huge dent in your life. What makes this worse — much worse — is that you can easily protect your phone and WhatsApp account from these attacks.

The Russian hacker group Star Blizzard launched a spear phishing campaign in November via the messaging platform WhatsApp, marking a change in longstanding tactics, Microsoft reported in a blog post on Jan.

While the campaign seemed to wind down by late November, Microsoft warned that the group’s use of WhatsApp shows their ability to adapt and continue phishing efforts. Russian ha

A group of hackers reportedly linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has been attempting to steal WhatsApp data from employees of non-governmental organisations assisting Ukraine. Source: Mezha.