WhatsApp parent company Facebook has issued a warning about a new vulnerability on its hugely-popular chat app, which could let hackers take control of their device remotely and eavesdrop on your every conversation.Facebook has warned users about a potential vulnerability within its WhatsApp chat app that allows cyber-criminals to take control of your device remotely. The security flaw could also allow them to eavesdrop on your conversations.
And if that wasn’t worrying enough, all you’d have to do to let the hackers access your handset is watch a single video... This security flaw affects all versions of WhatsApp, from Windows Phone to iOS. It even includes the enterprise-focused WhatsApp Business. That suggests the issue was found in the underlying code that powers all versions of the chat app...
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According to Facebook, the potential issue only impacts the following versions of WhatsApp:
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- Android versions of WhatsApp before 2.19.274
- iOS versions of WhatsApp before 2.19.100
- Enterprise Client versions of WhatsApp before 2.25.3
- Windows Phone versions of WhatsApp before and including 2.18.368
- Business for Android versions of WhatsApp before 2.19.104
- Business for iOS versions of WhatsApp before 2.19.100
