WhatsApp rolls out usernames to help users hide their phone number
2026-06-29T19:23:30Z•f51931c20e8b1b141b72ae917d4a0c7c68fa8d1caec0ba9acbf036769af5963b
CISACVE-2026-46817CVE-2026-48558Cisco-UC-ManagerDjinn-StealerFBIKDDIOracle-EBSSignalSimpleHelpTaskWeaverUNC4221UNC5792US-DoS-bountyagentic-AIbackup-recovery-keysdata-breachhotpatchingidentity-governanceprivacysupply-chain-attack (Polymarket)urgent-patchusernameswhatsappwindows-server-2022
What happened
A compendium of security news: WhatsApp is rolling out usernames to help users hide phone numbers; Microsoft extended Windows Server 2022 hotpatching through October 2027. The U.S. Dept. of State is offering up to $10M for information on UNC5792 and UNC4221 operators targeting WhatsApp/Signal users. Multiple actively exploited flaws were reported: a critical SimpleHelp vulnerability (CVE-2026-48558) is being used to deploy the cross‑platform Djinn Stealer/TaskWeaver infostealer, and a critical Oracle E‑Business Suite flaw (CVE-2026-46817) is under attack. The FBI/CISA warned of phishing that’s
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