WhatsApp update now lets you add up to 256 members to a group

WhatsApp is quietly rolling out an update, which brings in one big change to its groups. The cap for the number members one can add to a group is being raised from 100 to 256.


WhatsApp’s latest version — 2.12.437 – isn’t available on the Google Play Store yet, but can be manually downloaded from the company’s website. The member cap has been raised for the first time after 2014, when WhatsApp increased the number of users you can add to a group from 50 to 100.
To install the downloaded APK file, ensure that you have enabled the setting on your smartphone. Head over to Settings -> Security -> and enable the option ‘Unknown Sources’. You will be shown a pop message, which warns you against installing apps from unknown sources. Hit Okay to enable the setting.
Recently, WhatsApp revealed that its active user base had crossed a billion. Breaking down the numbers, WhatsApp also revealed that there were more than a billion WhatsApp groups, and users were sending 42 billion messages every day, and sharing 1.6 billion photos and 250 million videos every day.

Cybercriminals impersonating India’s Income Tax Department to send malicious emails: Symantec

“While each email differs in its template, the goal is the same: to infect computers with an information-stealing Trojan that logs keystrokes. It also collects system information like titles of open windows and the operating system version that is sent back to attacker command and control server,” he said.

The mails stating that money has been deducted contain an attached file that claim to be a receipt for the payment. The alleged receipts are ZIP files that contain information-stealing malware that Symantec detects as Infostealer.Donx, he said.

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Google cracks down on websites with deceptive download buttons

Google will be expanding its Safe Browsing protection to tackle deceptive embedded content on the web. Google will warn users about websites that come with deceptive download button, or an image ad that claims your system is out of date.

Google says it will consider a web page as social engineering when they either “pretend to act, or look and feel, like a trusted entity — like your own device or browser, or the website itself, or try to trick you into doing something you’d only do for a trusted entity — like sharing a password or calling tech support.”

According to Google, these