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WhatsApp has gotten a bit more secure since it encrypted end-to-end messages, though that's still not a problem for hackers who find vulnerabilities everywhere. An Israeli company, called Check Point, has once again shown that the most popular messaging app still has problems with phishing, although explaining this problem is not easy. not easy at all.
Having your WhatsApp account hacked is not something you can usually see, although the vulnerabilities must be corrected because a group of expert hackers could use them to steal important messages or information from people who usually handle this kind of things.That is to say, that if you are not a celebrity it is possible that nobody is going to spend the money to hack your WhatsApp
How can someone usurp your identity on WhatsApp?
The issue was discovered during the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, a major developer gathering where Check Point demonstrated how to "easy" is to change a WhatsApp message and the identity of the sender. However, the company has revealed all the details to WhatsApp to solve the problem but it is not the only one…
Another serious vulnerability lurks in WhatsApp and is the possibility for an attacker to send a private message to a group participant by disguising it as a public message. In short, a message that, if answered, would be revealed in the group and not in the private conversation. It is even possible to change the identity of a user in a group conversation thanks to the exploit found in the WhatsApp quoting system, making it possible to assign an identity of a person who is not in the group and even the possibility of modifying the text of the message.In the video you have a small demonstration of the process and you will understand it much better.
WhatsApp continues to work to be more and more secure
WhatsApp has managed to solve this last problem, of camouflaging public messages as private ones. However, you shouldn't be overly alert about all this, either. WhatsApp is a tool that is becoming more and more secure, although the possibility that they are about to create, which will allow the use of a back door to access “dangerous” messages, could set off alarm bells among all users of the application.
Another novelty that will be launched soon will be the possibility of using the same number on two mobiles, and we'll see if it doesn't come with errors. Mark we ask you, please, that WhatsApp encryption remains invulnerable.
