WhatsApp has revealed today very serious new problems that affect hundreds of millions of phones around the world, and all despite the fact that the messaging application had to be thought of completely differently to protect us. According to a study done by a British company, it seems that the WhatsApp application, together with Telegram, are not sufficiently well secured so that some user data is not discovered by hackers.
WhatsApp was at the center of the study that focused on checking a large database of Americans' phone numbers, to see how many are active in the platform, and what kind of data can be extracted from them. To the surprise of those who did this test, through the checks made within the WhatsApp servers, they allowed them to discover a series of information that should normally be accessible only to users on the platform.
WhatsApp: SERIOUS PROBLEMS in HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of Phones
WhatsApp did not sufficiently secure information regarding the profile picture of the users, their pseudonyms, the statuses set by them, but also information regarding the last login made by them within the platform. All this information should have been accessible only through the WhatsApp application by those who already have an account within the messaging platform, but unfortunately the reality is completely different, they are also accessible from the outside.
WhatsApp allows hiding this data from everyone, but 50% of those who were detected as having active accounts in the platform did not activate the settings that allow them to be protected, while 90% also left their profile pictures public. WhatsApp is not the only platform with very big problems, and this is because a similar situation was discovered in the case of Telegram, with the data of many users being put at risk due to improper security measures.
WhatsApp It has been trying for some time to convince people that its platform is safe, and that the problems that many report have disappeared, but the reality is that there are still many very serious deficiencies.
