Scams and spam are becoming more common on WhatsApp. For example, some people receive fake messages from supposed individuals like Rosa Caro Serrano, or get tricked by attempts to steal their accounts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scam often arrives from a close friend. (Anna Barclay via Getty Images) WhatsApp has taken action against the ‘PIN Code scam’ ...

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service is incredibly easy to set up, but this easy setup process means that your account is open to abuse if you’re not careful. Thankfully, it’s fairly simple to enable ...

WhatsApp is working on improving its chat lock feature. The Meta-owned messaging app will allow users to create custom secret codes for locked chats. Currently, the app uses your phone’s lock code ...

Unless your profession is high-risk or you campaign against an authoritarian regime, you can ignore stories about WhatsApp spyware. You are not at risk—at least not from that type of sophisticated ...

Our use of messaging applications has soared through isolation and the information overload that has accompanied the coronavirus pandemic. And no platform has seen a greater surge in messaging than ...