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 group Star Blizzard, linked to the Russian FSB, attempted to hack government accounts on WhatsApp by impersonating American officials, reports "The Guardian". The pro-Russian hacking group Star Blizzard,

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.