WhatsApp unfortunately has a very dangerous problem discovered these days, and yesterday I told you about the fact that in the applications for iPhone and Android blocked contacts can see our profile picture and when we were last active on the platform. This problem is dangerous enough in itself, but it seems that WhatsApp users are also affected by another problem, one that can be extremely serious on iPhone and Android.
WhatsApp allows blocked contacts to send messages to the people who blocked them in the first place, the problem being an extremely serious one, because it represents a serious breach of user security. Basically, a person blocked by someone should remain blocked, but WhatsApp allows him to send messages to the person who blocked him, some of them may contain files infected with malware, or links to websites that can infect phones and computers with malware.
WhatsApp: BEWARE of the DANGEROUS Problem of the Application
WhatsApp can have this dangerous problem exploited by bad credit people to steal other people's data, to monitor their activity, or for who knows what other purposes. Some users could have their social media accounts stolen through this WhatsApp problem, others could have their bank account information stolen, and the list of problems that users may encounter can be extended to infinity at this point.
"A huge WhatsApp bug allows blocked contacts to get in touch with people. Numerous users of the messaging app say that people they have blocked are now able to reach out to them and send messages. The problem appears to go away if the person is unblocked and then blocked again. But many users might not be aware of it: the bug not only allows people to send messages, but also to see people's status and profile details."
WhatsApp definitely knows about this serious security problem that its platform has at the moment, the iPhone and Androud applications, plus WhatsApp Web being affected by this severe bug. WhatsApp can solve the problem, but it is unclear if it is necessary to update the iPhone and Android applications to bring things back to normal, or if a simple change in its servers can fix things, so it remains to be seen how the company will decide to offer us protection again.
