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CISA issued an urgent alert: Commercial spyware is actively exploiting zero-click flaws and malicious QR codes to hijack messaging apps (Signal, WhatsApp) for espionage against government and civil society targets.

India's DoT mandated SIM-binding for all messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal). Users must re-verify every six hours to combat cybercrime and cross-border fraud.

A tool has been released into the public domain that enables covert monitoring of user activity on WhatsApp

The channel nobody monitors

As Microsoft increasingly saturates Windows with artificial intelligence, a burgeoning faction of users and developers has transitioned from

Starlink activates free service in Iran in Jan 2026 to bypass a 99% internet blackout, using firmware updates to defeat military-grade jamming.

DKnife, a China-nexus framework is targeting routers and edge devices using stealthy implants to hijack data and deliver malware via AitM attacks.

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Dutch intelligence (MIVD/AIVD) warns of a global campaign using social engineering to silently hijack Signal and WhatsApp accounts of high-profile targets.