How to know the smartphone is Infected?
A flaw in the security of WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging applications in the world, has allowed hackers to install spyware on phones. This was announced by the company, which also owns
Facebook.
The vulnerability - reported for the first time by the Financial
Times and born following the latest update of WhatsApp - has allowed
hackers to insert malicious software on mobile phones through telephone
calls on the app that is used by over one and a half billion people in
all the world.
" WhatsApp encourages people to update the latest version of our app, as well as keep the operating system up-to-date, to protect themselves from potential attacks that aim to compromise information stored on mobile devices, " a spokesman told AFP in a statement. The company did not disclose the number of interested users but stated that it had reported the matter to the US authorities.
The problem was discovered in early May. The virus, technically a ' spyware ', is a program that steals information, for example on the web activity or on the camera, and sends it to a third party, exploiting a software vulnerability. " Spyware has all the hallmarks of a private the company is known for its collaborations with some governments to release spyware can seize control of the operating systems - he explained the spokesman for Whatsapp -.
We contacted Citizen Lab and human rights groups solved the problem and published a software update. Our engineers have discovered
that people who are targets of the infection can receive one or two
numbers that they don't know, and during the call, the virus is installed.
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