WhatsApp Web put 200 million users at risk with a new bug

The messaging application still can't shake the stigma of lack of security on its system. Of course, it doesn't help to be the most used and widespread messaging application, being the target of more cybercriminals and security experts And it has been discovered that WhatsApp Web suffered a major security breach capable of leaving the doors open to viruses and tools with which to take control of the user's computer remotelyOf course, it is a bug that has already been solved by those responsible

And the fact is that the British newspaper Telegraph has subsequently published the bug discovered in the web version of the messaging service. This is, or rather was, an issue that allowed to send attachments as if they were business cards (contact phone numbers), even though they were actually saving a virus or malware inside it. A danger that was displayed on the computer of the recipient of said message when downloading and trying to open that presumably normal and safe content.

This way, hackers and cybercriminals could send files to any user, as long as they knew their phone numberContents infected with software spy, abusive or even programs for the hijacking of devices A practice with which to get money from the user himself by way of blackmail to return control of his own terminalIn this case, the computer through which you used WhatsApp Web

According to the newspaper itself Telegraph, it is estimated that some 200 millionof users already use WhatsApp through its web version, available in the main Internet browsers, and finally for all mobile platforms. Something that iPhone users have been a long time getting. A number of users who would have remained vulnerable in the face of possible attacks by those who discovered this security flaw, attaching to their phone cards that they can send all kinds of bots, ransomware and other viruses

The bug was discovered by Check Point An IT security company that discovered how to exploit this vulnerability throughWhatsApp Web Also responsible for the fact that WhatsApp received prompt notice of this ruling. In this way, it is remarkable how quickly WhatsApp decided to act, launching a new updatethat prevented the use of this technique to sneak all kinds of viruses into other people's computers. Something so fast that it has prevented it from reaching the ears of the press and the public before it was completely resolved.

Thus, sending and receiving multimedia content or contact cards with their phone numbers through WhatsApp Web is once again an activity safe.All this through a service that continues to scare its users from time to time, but that does not prevent it from growing and gradually approaching billion active users worldwideFigure that could be achieved in the coming months.