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Again, WhatsApp has become the target of malicious hacker attacks. According to web application security specialists, a critical vulnerability has been revealed in the instant messaging service that, if exploited, would allow a threat actor to hack a smartphone using only a malicious mp4 file to generate denial of service conditions (DoS) or even remote […]
While WhatsApp is the go-to and convenient messaging platform for all of us, it is still prone to a lot of bugs that can make our usage inconvenient. Adding to the list of already exisiting flaws, the newly-discovered one allowed cybercriminals to get unauthorized access to a user’s media by sending GIFs. The New WhatsApp […]
Security firm Check Point Research has discovered a new glitch in the popular messaging app WhatsApp, which allows hackers to obstruct and manipulate messages sent in both private and group chat windows. The new flaw could lead cybercriminals into creating and disseminating fake news, making users believe that it comes from trusted sources. Methods to […]
WhatsApp has today disclosed that a vulnerability allowed hackers to install national grade spyware on phones. The vulnerability was discovered in May this year and exploited a flaw in the audio call feature of the messaging app. The caller was able to install the spyware on the affected phones even though the receiver declined the […]
Natalie Silvanovich, a Google Project Zero security researcher, has uncovered a critical security flaw in WhatsApp. The flaw could allow a notorious actor to make a video call and take complete control of your messaging application. Memory corruption bug in WhatsApp’s non-WebRTC video conferencing implementation https://t.co/5sCmNznh4P — Natalie Silvanovich (@natashenka) October 9, 2018 The bug […]
Short Bytes: A security researcher has uncovered a serious flaw in Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging app. This loophole exists in both the desktop and mobile apps. He found that by sending about 4,000 smileys to a target, the WhatApp app starts to slow down and ultimately crashes. According to a security researcher Indrajeet Bhuyan, there is a […]