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If your WhatsApp account’s been hacked, here’s how to get it back

Meta (formerly Facebook) has owned the messaging service WhatsApp since 2009. Unlike texting or making calls, WhatsApp is packed full of great features many of us can’t do without, such as free international calls via the internet and end-to-end encryption. But if your WhatsApp account gets hacked, it can quickly turn your world upside down.

You probably know someone who’s been the victim of an attempted scam, where some fraudster tries to obtain sensitive information using a false identity or something similar. Cybercriminals also use this centuries-old “tradition” of deception, where they pretend to be someone we know or a reputable company to gain access to confidential data or to

The darknet — truly the dark side of the internet?

Many associate the darknet with the digital black market for everything that can only be obtained illegally: Drugs, weapons, viruses and malware, contract killers, poison, credit card numbers, all kinds of sensitive data, and so on. The darknet is situated on the dark side of the internet — after all, it’s also a synonym for

Why aren’t there virus scanners for iPhones?

It seems that not a day goes by without seeing a warning about security flaws, malware, Trojans, ransomware, phishing attacks, viruses, or some other digital threat. And seemingly, it’s only Windows or Android users who are affected — users of Apple products, such as Mac, iPad, or iPhone, rarely get affected if at all. Could

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