Another breach, brought to you by the good folk’s over at Facebook’s messaging app, WhatsApp seems to let hackers install malware by just calling a users phone. First reports suggest that the user does not even need to answer their phone to become infected.
The vulnerability affects both iPhone and Android platforms and WhatsApp is asking users to update their app as soon as possible. WhatsApp, used by billion plus people, has confirmed the reports about this breach but as is par for the course, the Facebook subsidiary was short on details in a statement…
“WhatsApp encourages people to upgrade to the latest version of our app, as well as keep their mobile operating system up to date, to protect against potential targeted exploits designed to compromise information stored on mobile devices.” and then went on…
“We are constantly working alongside industry partners to provide the latest security enhancements to help protect our users.”