WhatsApp addressed two security vulnerabilities in its app for Android that could have been exploited to remotely hack the victim’s device. WhatsApp recently addressed two security vulnerabilities in its app for Android that could have been exploited by remote attackers to execute malicious code on a target device and potentially eavesdrop on communications. The vulnerabilities […]
WhatsApp is notifying users that starting February 8, 2021, they will be obliged to share their data with Facebook, leaving them no choice. This is bad news for WhatsApp users and their privacy, the company is notifying them that starting February 8, 2021, they will be requested to share their data with Facebook companies. Curiously […]
WhatsApp addressed six previously undisclosed flaws in its app and disclosed them on a new dedicated security advisory site. WhatsApp announced more transparency about the vulnerabilities affecting its app and will publicly disclose them to the users. The company addressed six previously undisclosed flaws in its app and disclosed them on a new dedicated web site. Some […]
A researcher is warning that Google is indexing the phone numbers of WhatsApp users raising serious privacy concerns. Google is indexing the phone numbers of WhatsApp users that could be abused by threat actors for malicious activities. Even if Google Search only revealed the phone numbers and not the identities of associated users, ill-intentioned attackers […]
WhatsApp implements limitations on message forwarding to curb the spread of misinformation about the Coronavirus pandemic. WhatsApp implements a new policy on message forwarding to curb the spread of misinformation about the Coronavirus pandemic. With COVID19 outbreak the number of fake news that is spreading through social networks and instant messaging apps is growing exponentially. […]
Facebook addressed a critical issue in WhatsApp that would have allowed attackers to read files from a user’s local file system, on macOS and Windows. Facebook has addressed a critical vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-18426, that would have allowed hackers to read files from a user’s local file system, on macOS and Windows systems. […]
WhatsApp fixed a severe bug that could have allowed a malicious group member to crash the messaging app for all members of the same group. WhatsApp addressed a severe vulnerability that could have allowed a malicious group member to crash the messaging app for all members of the same group. An attacker could trigger the […]
The popular messaging platform WhatsApp made the headlines again, a new bug could be exploited by hackers to secretly install spyware. According to the website The Hacker News, WhatsApp has recently fixed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-11931, that could have allowed attackers to remotely compromise targeted devices. The CVE-2019-11931 is a stack-based buffer overflow issue […]
WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of using a flaw in its messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists and activists. WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. In May, Facebook has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568, that has […]
Security experts at CheckPoint discovered a series of vulnerabilities in WhatsApp that could be exploited by attackers to tamper with conversations. A team of Check Point security researchers composed of Dikla Barda, Roman Zaikin, and Oded Vanunu devised three attacks that leverage the vulnerabilities in WhatsApp to tamper with conversations. The flaws could allow attackers […]