Hacker News with Generative AI: WhatsApp

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
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.
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.
Show HN: A journaling service that runs over WhatsApp (todayhasbeen.com)
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.
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.
Meta will let third-party apps place calls to WhatsApp and Messenger users (techcrunch.com)
ZeroMsg – The Ultimate WhatsApp Messaging Solution (zeromsg.com)
WhatsApp Android beta reveals Llama 3 405B option (wabetainfo.com)
WhatsApp gives India an ultimatum on encryption (restofworld.org)
Ask HN: WhatsApp, now integral to our lives, provides no tech support. Ideas? (ycombinator.com)
Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)
More than 100 arrested in Spain in $900k WhatsApp scheme (therecord.media)
WhatsApp gives India an ultimatum on encryption (restofworld.org)
WhatsApp Leaking Contacts to FB (ycombinator.com)
WhatsApp gives India an ultimatum on encryption (restofworld.org)