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Cyber Security Authority warns of rising social engineering attacks as WhatsApp scams surge

Cyber Security Authority warns of rising social engineering attacks as WhatsApp scams surge

Ghana News, Science & Technology
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has reported a significant increase in incidents of individuals falling victim to social engineering, resulting in unauthorised access and account takeovers on WhatsApp. The CSA noted that 187 reports have been recorded as of April 2024, matching the total number reported for the entire year of 2023. Victims are being tricked into sharing their WhatsApp verification codes with malicious actors, leading to these breaches. The CSA urges users to remain vigilant and avoid sharing verification codes with anyone. Read the Authority's statement below; DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Pent Tv Limited...
WhatsApp will no longer work on these smartphones – Full list [update]

WhatsApp will no longer work on these smartphones – Full list [update]

International, Science & Technology
Older devices frequently quit supporting WhatsApp, and the newer ones are released. In fact, as of December 31, 2022, the messaging app would no longer work on more than 49 devices. This article contains the complete list. WhatsApp releases updates often, and occasionally older handsets can no longer keep up. So, for instance, on iPhones running iOS 10 and iOS 11, the widely used messaging app stopped functioning on October 24, 2022. Also, this time, only two iPhones will lose access to the messaging app alongside a bunch of old Android smartphones. Of course, we’re talking about smartphones from a few years ago, so there’s a good chance you’ve since upgraded to a newer model. However, it is normal to see outdated smartphones in use today. Sadly, if...
WhatsApp services restored after major outage

WhatsApp services restored after major outage

International, World News
WhatsApp services are back online and the app should start working for users soon if it hasn’t already. WhatsApp is now working for the Android and iOS apps as well as via WhatsApp Web. Note that some users report that services are still not working on WhatsApp Web, but your phone app should be up and running. WhatsApp, the popular instant communication app owned by Meta that is used by many for quick texting faced a major outage earlier today, when the app went down for almost two hours. This left millions of WhatsApp users across the globe unable to send or receive messages. Indianexpress.com confirmed that the outage affected both personal chats as well as group chats. Outage detection website DownDetector also confirmed that WhatsApp wa...
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram back online after widespread outage

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram back online after widespread outage

International, Science & Technology
Social media giants–Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back online after a widespread outage on Monday, October 4, 2021. The social media apps were offline for about six hours. They used Twitter to update their subscribers on the development. A lot of people took to Twitter to make jokes about the situation, as the impact of the outage was felt by individuals and businesses who rely on such platforms to connect with their audience and business associates. “To the huge community of people and businesses around the world who depend on us: we’re sorry. We’ve been working hard to restore access to our apps and services and are happy to report they are coming back online now. Thank you for bearing with us,” Facebook announced. WhatsApp also apologised for the glitch. “Apologies...
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