Up to 200,000 users of WhatsApp's web-based service may have been hit in a cyberattack that let hackers compromise personal data using just their phone number. For all of its end-to-end encryption, hackers have found a way in, compromising a very small percentage of the App's estimated 900m active users. The vulnerability was focused on the web version of WhatsApp, with hackers spamming random phone numbers with malware loaded vCards. A few days after this story published, Facebook announced that it had fixed the vulnerability. WhatsApp were told of the vulnerability in late August and had it patched days later.
For all of its end-to-end encryption, hackers have found a way in, compromising a very small percentage of the App's estimated 900m active users. The vulnerability was focused on the web version of WhatsApp, with hackers spamming random phone numbers with malware loaded vCards. A few days after this story published, Facebook announced that it had fixed the vulnerability. WhatsApp were told of the vulnerability in late August and had it patched days later.