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WhatsApp Security Breach: Here’s How to Protect Yourself
If you’re among the many people who delay updating the apps on your smartphone, ignoring the latest one from the free messaging service app WhatsApp may expose your phone and your personal information to hackers.
As first reported by The Financial Times, a security breach was found within WhatsApp that potentially allowed hackers to remotely install surveillance software on both iPhone and Android phones using the app.
The fix? WhatsApp, whose parent company Facebook has faced its own share of data breaches, is urging its 1.5 billion users worldwide to upgrade to the latest version of the software immediately, but so far has offered few details on the number of potential users affected.
Santa Letter Scam: Key Warning Signs
For many children, writing their annual letter to Santa Claus is almost as exciting as finding gifts under the tree on Christmas morning. Imagine how excited they’d be if Jolly Old St. Nick himself sent a reply.
That’s why parents, eager to please their little ones during the holiday season, are the perfect target for a cyberscam involving letters from Santa. For the last several years, the Better Business Bureau has reported numerous fraudulent websites claiming to sell personalized letters from Santa Claus.
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