Tag Archives: WhatsApp

Attention: Do not install the buggy WhatsApp update 2.23.25.76 for iOS

Posted on 2023-12-11 by guenni

[English]Brief information for WhatsApp users among our readers who use the app on iOS. On Saturday, December 9, 2023, there was an update to version 2.23.25.76. However, this app version is blatantly buggy and shatters the WhatsApp functions – a … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp agree to comply by EU rules …

Posted on 2023-03-08 by guenni

[German]There are signs of a "business change" at WhatsApp, the Meta subsidiary. In the past, WhatsApp didn't care about the EU when it came to data protection and wanted to force users to agree to the transfer of data to … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp will discontinue support for various Android and Apple smartphones at December 31, 2022

Posted on 2022-12-31 by guenni

For users of very old Apple iPhones and various Samsung Android smartphones, WhatsApp will end it's upport as of today, December 31, 2022. That means, that it's no longer possible, to install the WhatsApp app on such a device. That's … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp leak: Nearly 500 million user data offered in underground forum (Nov. 2022)

Posted on 2022-11-25 by guenni

[German]On November 16, 2022, an unknown person offered a huge data set with approximately 487 million WhatsApp user data in an underground forum. The data set allegedly contains WhatsApp user data from 84 countries. The leak contains also mobile phone … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp: Worldwide down for some users (Oct. 25, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-25 by guenni

[German]If you're a user of the WhatsApp messenger service and nothing is working right now, it's not because of your device or your account. Meta subsidiary WhatsApp is likely to experience a worldwide outage of its Messenger service today, October … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp: Two vulnerabilities allow remote code execution

Posted on 2022-09-26 by guenni

[German]Meta subsidiary WhatsApp warns about two vulnerabilities in its apps for Android and iOS that put users' security at risk. Both vulnerabilities allow remote code execution – so the apps should be updated promptly.

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Does the WhatsApp desktop app throttle GPU performance?

Posted on 2022-02-13 by guenni

[German]The meta-messenger WhatsApp has a client for the Windows desktop. A reader has now pointed out to me his observation that this app throttles the GPU performance of the desktop. I'm posting it man here on the blog with – … Continue reading →

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Bye bye WhatsApp: Swiss Army uses Threema

Posted on 2022-01-07 by guenni

[German]The Swiss Armed Forces has banned its military personnel from using messengers like WhatsApp while on duty. Instead, all army personnel are to use the Swiss messaging app for official business. The decision was made for security reasons in order … Continue reading →

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp worldwide down

Posted on 2021-10-04 by guenni

[German]Currently (2021/10/04, 19:50 MEZ) there is a worldwide major disruption at Facebook, which also includes the services Instagram and WhatsApp. The disruption has already been going on for a few hours, and the US giant's users are in an uproar … Continue reading →

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Check Point discovers WhatsApp vulnerability in image filter

Posted on 2021-09-10 by guenni

[German]Another brief security information for the few remaining WhatsApp users. Security researchers from Check Point have discovered a vulnerability in the WhatsApp image filter function that hackers could exploit. In the meantime, however, this vulnerability has been fixed with an … Continue reading →

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