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14-05-2019, 11:20 PM
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WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets.

The encrypted messaging service, owned by Facebook (FB (https://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=FB&source=story_quote_link)), said Monday that it had discovered and fixed the vulnerability the attackers had sought to exploit. The hackers could implant malicious code on a victim's phone by...

WhatsApp reveals major security flaw that could let hackers access phones (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/whatsapp-reveals-major-security-flaw-that-could-let-hackers-access-phones.268312/)


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