BREAKING: Whatsapp Users Without The Updated App At Risk Of Video Chat Hack - WhatsApp drops Bombshell [Details]
A stern warning has been issued to
Whatsapp users not to answer video calls from strangers as it is vulnerable to video chat hack . Well, there are some elements of truth in this but in a different context.
A bug in both the Android and iOS versions of WhatsApp could have let hackers intercept your private calls and take over your app
If you use WhatsApp ’ s video call feature, your account may have been vulnerable to being hacked.
The flaw was discovered by Google researcher Natalie Silvanovich , who subsequently reported it to WhatsApp .
Thankfully , WhatsApp has now fixed the flaw – and says that it hasn’ t found any evidence that hackers used the exploit.
WhatsApp said :
“ WhatsApp cares deeply about the security of our users .
“ We routinely engage with security researchers from around the world to ensure WhatsApp remains safe and reliable .
“ We promptly issued a fix to the latest version of WhatsApp to resolve this issue . ”
Was your account affected ?
Thankfully , it’ s very unlikely that your account was affected .
WhatsApp says it has found no evidence that the flaw was abused by any hackers .
If WhatsApp does discover that it has been used by hackers , affected users should be contacted .
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