Media File Jacking Flaw Could Open Up Possibilities For Cyber Criminals To Invade WhatsApp And Telegram Media Files, States New Research 

Media files transmitted by popular instant messaging (IM) apps such as Telegram and WhatsApp may be vulnerable to cyber-criminals due to "Media File Jacking" flaw, as per a new research. 

 This research conducted, and detailed in a report, by popular eSecurity firm Symantec, states that endpoints, while messs are transmitted, could be exploited by malicious nts.  report also ds that Media File Jacking security flaw makes WhatsApp (on Google Android platforms) media files vulnerable whilst also affecting Telegram (for Android) files in case select functionality of app is turned on.  

w, Symantec report details that time elapsed between  period when media files through instant messaging apps are received, store don disk, and presented to user interface (UI) so that users check out received media. This time period is said to be critical as far as Media File Jacking execution is concerned.  

Folks at Symantec iterate fact that in case malicious elements get in between time lapse period (as stated above), n re is an apparent opportunity for accessing users’ personal documents transmitted as media files by IMs.  

“However, as we’ve mentioned in past, code is immune to security vulnerabilities,” re-iterate Symantec folks.  

At this point in time, it is worth remembering that both WhatsApp and Telegram employ end-to-end encryption techniques; meaning user files are technically secure till y are received by designated recipient; hence, above Symantec report could be “oretical” as of w. Hence, WhatsApp and Telegram users potentially have thing to fear for w; both WhatsApp and Telegram are yet to come out with official statements regarding above research.  

neless, Symantec has detailed technically possibility and apparent modus-operandi of Media File Jacking.  here to check se technical details out.  

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