I have probably warned more about this account hacking threat than any other over the years, but it’s still ongoing and can still put a huge dent in your life. What makes this worse — much worse — is that you can easily protect your phone and WhatsApp account from these attacks.

Police in Derbyshire have issued a warning over a rise in scammers attempting to take over people's WhatsApp accounts. The force said fraudsters had been infiltrating large group chats on the app - including religious and faith organisations, university students, NHS staff groups, and businesses - to target individuals.

The group Star Blizzard, linked to the Russian FSB, attempted to hack government accounts on WhatsApp by impersonating American officials, reports "The Guardian". The pro-Russian hacking group Star Blizzard,

The Russian hacker group Star Blizzard launched a spear phishing campaign in November via the messaging platform WhatsApp, marking a change in longstanding tactics, Microsoft reported in a blog post on Jan.

While the campaign seemed to wind down by late November, Microsoft warned that the group’s use of WhatsApp shows their ability to adapt and continue phishing efforts. Russian ha