WhatsApp adds Incognito Chat for private Meta AI conversations
2026-05-13T20:51:47Z•011974b080c39bcdd4bb0297ef50f5e4bd9e9ca3098d33650b7d18a81cc3a2fa
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What happened
This collection of Help Net Security briefs covers product launches and security developments: WhatsApp launched “Incognito Chat” using Meta’s Private Processing to keep Meta AI conversations unreadable by the platform; Signal added in‑app security warnings after phishing/social‑engineering campaigns (linked to Russian intelligence actors) targeting its linked‑devices feature. Microsoft’s new agentic MDASH system helped uncover 16 vulnerabilities in Windows, including four critical RCEs (two called out as CVE‑2026‑40361 and CVE‑2026‑40364). Other items: Tuskira released Kairo for AI‑driven bre
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