Worried someone might be snooping on your WhatsApp? You’re not alone. WhatsApp is a great messaging app, but to stay safe, you need to turn on a few important privacy settings. These five features ...

Boost your privacy with a few quick steps.

WhatsApp has launched Strict Account Settings to protect users from cyberattacks. Learn how to enable this optional feature and secure your account easily. In its announcement, WhatsApp explained: “We ...

Scammers are working harder than ever to trick people online, but WhatsApp is hitting back in a big way. In the first half of 2025, WhatsApp removed more than 6.8 million accounts tied to global scam ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. While it doesn’t exploit any bugs, this attack does exploit WhatsApp ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. WhatsApp is constantly adding new features, but recently, a change to ...

Two-step verification slaps on a secret PIN you need whenever your number pops up on a new device. Even if some rando grabs your SMS code, they can't touch your account without that PIN. It's totally ...

To prevent others from sharing your WhatsApp chats, you can enable the advanced chat privacy feature for both group and individual chats. For better privacy, you can also turn on disappearing messages ...