I have probably warned more about this account hacking threat than any other over the years, but it’s still ongoing and can still put a huge dent in your life. What makes this worse — much worse — is that you can easily protect your phone and WhatsApp account from these attacks.

The Russian hacker group Star Blizzard launched a spear phishing campaign in November via the messaging platform WhatsApp, marking a change in longstanding tactics, Microsoft reported in a blog post on Jan.

A group of hackers reportedly linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has been attempting to steal WhatsApp data from employees of non-governmental organisations assisting Ukraine. Source: Mezha.