Many users believe WhatsApp is one of the most secure messaging service on the planet, but recent reports seem to suggest otherwise. After reports of WhatsApp being used to spy on users in India, Facebook (WhatsApp’s parent company) has now disclosed that an exploit allowing remote code execution has been patched. Previously, hackers could exploit this loophole, using an MP4 video file, to execute the attack and gain access to your personal data.
Facebook suggests updating WhatsApp to the newest software build to avoid the risk of hackers exploiting your personal data. There are no reports of the exploit being actively used at the moment. This is the second exploit that WhatsApp has disclosed in the past month. There’s no way we forget the use of NSO’s Pegasus spyware for keeping tabs on Indian journalists and human rights activists via WhatsApp.
