whatsapp releasd an emergency patch on Friday for the messaging app on ios and Mac. This addressed a sophisticated spyware campaign, hackers exploited vulnerabities using a Zero click attack. This only effected a small number of users but had to be taken seriously.
whilst Android users were notr the target of this campaign whatsapp vulnerabilities can still be exploited. Ensure you have the most up to date version of the app and the latest security patch.
see more detail here https://www.nextpit.com/news/whatsapp-security-bug-hackers-spy-iphones-update-now
Stay safe. Thanks
Samsung actually has a protection system for the exact vulnerability whatsapp had. Nice to know it's working in the background.
The bad part of the exploit was with the iPhone itself, WhatsApp was just used to trigger it. There was a bug in how iPhones display images, sending a specific image over whatsapp makes the phone try to view it, partially crash and run malware within the image.
The bad part of the exploit was with the iPhone itself, WhatsApp was just used to trigger it. There was a bug in how iPhones display images, sending a specific image over whatsapp makes the phone try to view it, partially crash and run malware within the image.
Good that there is added protection with Samsung Devices.
If you go to the whatsapp privacy settings Block unknown account Messages, unknown Numbers will be blocked when they exceed High Volume. unfortunately not all messages will be Blocked. in privacy check up can Block specific unwanted contacts. can silence unknown phone calls in the same section.
I have received the odd spam one myself.
But most governments including the UK have left the backdoor open for spooks and anyone else
