In the first half of this year, WhatsApp removed 6.8 million fraud accounts. These accounts were linked to scams targeting ...

WhatsApp is introducing a range of upgrades designed to fight criminal scammers and other forms of fraud on the platform.

In future, WhatsApp will show a "security overview" for group chat invitations from unknown persons. This should help to quickly identify attempts at fraud.

Meta on Tuesday (Aug 5) said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ramping up safeguards against such schemes. "Our team identified th ...

This is also a great time to review your WhatsApp privacy settings. You can decide who’s allowed to add you to groups. This ...

Importantly, these accounts were taken down before the account holders could execute scams. However, much like the mythical hydra, dispatching one scammer can lead to many others appearing and to ...

WhatsApp is intensifying its efforts against online scams, having removed approximately 6.8 million accounts linked to ...

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Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the social media giant said.

WhatsApp introduces new safety features to protect users from scams. These features are rolling out for group and individual chats, bringing robust security.

WhatsApp has rolled out a new security feature called Safety Overview, aimed at protecting users from scams and suspicious group activity. The Meta-owned ...

Often run by organized gangs, the scams range from bogus cryptocurrency investments to get-rich-quick pyramid schemes ...