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WhatsApp Data Leak – Nearly 500 Million User Records for Sale

28-November-202219-January-2023Prasanna Sherekar

According to a News Report there is an alleged incident of WhatsApp Data Leak and Nearly 500 Million User Records for Sale on the Dark Web. A data sample examined by CyberNews confirms that someone is allegedly selling up-to-date mobile phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users. Leaked phone numbers could be used for […]

WhatsApp – Message Handler Vulnerability Allows to Remotely Crash

1-December-201418-April-2020Prasanna Sherekar

A Vulnerability has been discovered in the wildly popular messaging app WhatsApp, which allows anyone to remotely crash WhatsApp just by sending a specially crafted message, two security researchers reported. Two India based independent security researchers, Indrajeet Bhuyan and Saurav Kar, both 17-year old demonstrated the WhatsApp Message Handler vulnerability. In a video demonstration, they […]