An attacker only needed to convince the targeted user to visit a malicious website to exfiltrate WhatsApp messages and contacts.
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WhatsApp Catches Spyware Firm NSO Defying No-Hacking Court Order
The Meta-owned communications app is filing a federal court contempt order against NSO.
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WhatsApp Discloses File Spoofing, Arbitrary URL Scheme Vulnerabilities
The vulnerabilities were reported to Meta through its bug bounty program and were patched with updates released earlier this year.
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Researcher Discovers 4th WhatsApp View Once Bypass; Meta Won’t Patch
Meta does not plan on fixing the vulnerability because it involves the use of a modified client application.
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Meta Launches New Protection Tools as It Helps Disrupt Scam Centers
The social media giant has disabled more than 150,000 accounts powering scam centers in Asia.
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WhatsApp Boosts Account Security for At-Risk Individuals
New Strict Account Settings allow users to block attachments and media and silence calls from unknown people.
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Vulnerability Allowed Scraping of 3.5 Billion WhatsApp Accounts
Researchers demonstrated a now-patched vulnerability that could have been used to enumerate all WhatsApp accounts.
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Meta Paid Out $4 Million via Bug Bounty Program in 2025
The total amount of money given to bug bounty hunters by the social media giant has reached $25 million.
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$1M WhatsApp Hack Flops: Only Low-Risk Bugs Disclosed to Meta After Pwn2Own Withdrawal
WhatsApp told SecurityWeek that the two low-impact vulnerabilities cannot be used for arbitrary code execution.
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Pwn2Own WhatsApp Hacker Says Exploit Privately Disclosed to Meta
Questions have been raised over the technical viability of the purported WhatsApp exploit, but the researcher says he wants to keep his identity private.
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