According to a report by research-based online publication Cybernews, the phone numbers of 487 million WhatsApp users have been stolen and sold on a "well-known" hacker forum which includes information of 3.8 Million Bangladeshi users.

Many of us use the instant messaging service WhatsApp to instantly send pictures and videos along with messages. But the pictures and videos sent on WhatsApp is usually of low resolution. But it is possible to send high resolution images on WhatsApp as well. Here's how:

WhatsApp's new Communities feature allows users to bring several related groups under one umbrella category.

WhatsApp is reportedly facing disruption for people across the country.

The popular app that is owned by Meta has been continuously working throughout the years to make the app as secure for users as possible. They have been tinkering with a few new features for a new security campaign for a while now and Head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, has finally revealed them to the audience. He disclosed how the encryption on WhatsApp will now be stronger than ever and the campaign will be dedicated to educate the masses about the importance of end-to-end encryption.

WhatsApp has rolled out the Call Links feature, which allows users to send audio-video call links. 

Users in India can now use WhatsApp to shop for groceries online using JioMart integration.

WhatsApp is planning on launching avatar profile photos for users, according to reports derived from the latest WhatsApp beta version. 

With WhatsApp's new Windows app, you can now send, receive, and sync messages without connecting to your phone. According to a website update by WhatsApp, the updated Windows app is now out of beta and accessible for download from the Microsoft Store.

WhatsApp users will soon be able to avoid social awkwardness by gracefully, and silently, leaving groups, the company has announced.

WhatsApp has banned more than 22 lakh Indian accounts in June this year on the basis of complaints received via its grievance redressal channel and through its own mechanism to detect violations, according to the messaging platform.

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that users can now react with any emoji on WhatsApp.

This week, WhatsApp added a number of new features, including the ability to mute people during group calls (via Android Central). This sanity-saving feature appears to be useful not only for muting people who forget to do so, but also if you're in the same room as someone else on the call and don't want to hear an echo of their words.

Mark Zuckerberg has finally announced a long-awaited WhatsApp update that will make the Android to iOS transition much smoother, and vice-versa. According to Mark, users will now be able to switch between the two operating systems seamlessly, without losing their WhatsApp chat history or content. 

The impossible has happened. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp et al — social media, as we know it, was down for some six hours. And, we survived!

Facebook said it is trying to get its messaging apps to be friends, allowing encrypted missives be exchanged no matter which of its services are used.

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight "misinformation and rumours", company executives say.

New European research finds that even just a one-week break from social media can cause withdrawal symptoms similar to those experienced when quitting addictive substances.

Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm said Wednesday they had found a flaw in WhatsApp that could allow hackers to modify and send fake messages in the popular social messaging app.

In an attempt to curb the spreading of inaccurate and sometimes downright wrong information, WhatsApp announces that it is rolling out a feature that indicates which message has been "forwarded".