According to a blog post by PerimeterX, its cybersecurity researcher and JavaScript expert Gal Weizman found a find a gap in the Content Security Policy (CSP) used by WhatsApp, enabling bypasses and cross site scripting (XSS) on the desktop app.
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"This attack method adds another string to their bow and can be used effectively to trick users into clicking on malicious links. ..."
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"This attack method adds another string to their bow and can be used effectively to trick users into clicking on malicious links. ..."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/experts-reaction-on-researcher-finds-vulnerability-in-whatsapp-desktop-platform
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@Keith Geraghty, Solutions Architect , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Organisations worried of this potential entry vector should also consider blocking the desktop version of WhatsApp. ..."
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@Keith Geraghty, Solutions Architect , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Organisations worried of this potential entry vector should also consider blocking the desktop version of WhatsApp. ..."
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https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/experts-reaction-on-researcher-finds-vulnerability-in-whatsapp-desktop-platform
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@Corin Imai, Senior Security Advisor , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"WhatsApp has an estimated 1.5 billion monthly users...."
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@Corin Imai, Senior Security Advisor , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"WhatsApp has an estimated 1.5 billion monthly users...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/experts-reaction-on-researcher-finds-vulnerability-in-whatsapp-desktop-platform