Whatsapp have posted a security advisory acknowledging a security flaw within the app that allowed hackers to access people’s messages by sending a malicious video file. Although a fix has been issued, users who haven’t updated the app remain vulnerable to hackers. The attack is carried out through a video file sent by hackers, but Whatsapp have not revealed if the video needs to be opened for the hack to be executed.
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Malicious actors are constantly thinking of ways to bypass security and to create new methods to break in and cause mayhem. ..."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/experts-on-whatsapp-bug-could-have-let-hackers-read-your-messages-by-just-sending-a-video