Hacker News with Generative AI: WhatsApp

WhatsApp defends 'optional' AI tool that cannot be turned off (bbc.com)
WhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is "entirely optional" - despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app.

Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, WhatsApp, Messaging Apps, Technology

31 points by bishopsmother 3 days ago | 7 comments

Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware (techcrunch.com)
NSO Group’s notorious spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 different countries during a 2019 hacking campaign, according to a new court document.

Cybersecurity, Privacy, WhatsApp, NSO Group, Surveillance

15 points by jbegley 17 days ago | 0 comments

WhatsApp MCP Exploited (invariantlabs.ai)
This blog post demonstrates how an untrusted MCP server can attack and exfiltrate data from an agentic system that is also connected to a trusted WhatsApp MCP instance, side-stepping WhatsApp's encryption and security measures.

Cybersecurity, WhatsApp, Encryption

25 points by typeofhuman 18 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: WhatsApp MCP Server (github.com/lharries)
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for WhatsApp.

Software, WhatsApp, Programming, Open Source, Networking

229 points by lharries 26 days ago | 138 comments

iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default calling and texting app (theverge.com)
You can now choose WhatsApp as your iPhone’s default app for calls and text messages, as noted by WABetaInfo.

iPhone, WhatsApp, Messaging, Default Apps

81 points by taubek 29 days ago | 72 comments

US judge finds Pegasus spyware maker liable over WhatsApp hack (theguardian.com)
WhatsApp celebrates victory as judge finds Israeli company NSO Group violated state and federal US hacking laws

Cybersecurity, Lawsuits, Surveillance, Israel, WhatsApp

10 points by bookofjoe 126 days ago | 1 comments

How to Bypass WhatsApp Web's Locked Chat Feature (lcat.dev)
I discovered that WhatsApp's feature to lock/hide chats is quite secure -> the key or secret code is not easily recoverable as it is encrypted. But, **the chats are actually not encrypted with the secret code**. That means, the secret code feature is just a front-end security control mechanism that can easily be bypassed.

Security, WhatsApp, Web Development, Privacy

75 points by loncat4215 141 days ago | 33 comments

NSO's attacks against WhatsApp users unsealed (techcrunch.com)
On Thursday, WhatsApp scored a legal victory by convincing a U.S. federal judge to publicly release three court documents that include new revelations about the inner workings of Pegasus, the spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech maker NSO Group.

Cybersecurity, Lawsuits, Surveillance, Israel, WhatsApp

20 points by miohtama 161 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: A journaling service that runs over WhatsApp (todayhasbeen.com)

Journaling, WhatsApp, Web Services

126 points by rahulg 215 days ago | 99 comments

Update on Native Matrix Interoperability with WhatsApp (matrix.org)
Back at FOSDEM in February we showed off how Matrix could be used for E2EE-preserving messaging interoperability as required by the Digital Markets Act messaging interoperability - and we announced that Element had been working with Meta on integrating with its DMA APIs in order to connect WhatsApp to Matrix.

Messaging Interoperability, WhatsApp, Matrix, Open Source

65 points by Arathorn 222 days ago | 9 comments

Bug lets anyone bypass WhatsApp's 'View Once' privacy feature (techcrunch.com)
WhatsApp, the most popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app in the world with more than two billion users, allows users to exchange pictures and videos that disappear soon after opening.

WhatsApp, Security, Privacy, Messaging Apps

5 points by yarapavan 229 days ago | 0 comments

Meta will let third-party apps place calls to WhatsApp and Messenger users (techcrunch.com)

Meta, WhatsApp, Messenger, Messaging, Social Media

71 points by mrkramer 232 days ago | 24 comments

ZeroMsg – The Ultimate WhatsApp Messaging Solution (zeromsg.com)

Messaging, WhatsApp, Software

4 points by megoxv 295 days ago | 1 comments

WhatsApp Android beta reveals Llama 3 405B option (wabetainfo.com)

WhatsApp, Android, Generative AI

18 points by virgildotcodes 299 days ago | 5 comments

WhatsApp gives India an ultimatum on encryption (restofworld.org)