Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp became subject to a significant loophole that could allow hackers to access private chats. Initially, it was spotted by Google's Project Zero Team. In its blog post dated August 29, Google's Project Zero Team performed Implant Teardown to examine safety and privacy of popular-end-to-encryption apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, iMess, etc. Ian Beer from Project Zero also shared screenshots, showing that implant has access to database files on victim's phone, eventually compromising security of popular apps and services y use. But what is implant, you may ask? As also explained by Beer, implant is "primarily focused on stealing files and uploing live location data". Earlier, Beer revealed that malicious websites could compromise security of a victim's iPhone.

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Privacy of WhatsApp users at risk?

Security researcher discovered a significant security loophole that if exploited, could put security and privacy of WhatsApp users at risk. WhatsApp bug could allow hackers to access victims' chats. Previously, Beer discovered a total of 14 vulnerabilities across five exploit chains. Those chains were furr divided into seven groups for web browser, 5 for kernel and two separate sandbox escapes. Project Zero's Initial analysis also indicated that at least one of exploit chains was unpatched at time of discovery. Meanwhile, WhatsApp cleared air on development and denied existence of any security vulnerability affecting users' security and privacy at time of publishing this story. Commenting on reports, here is what WhatsApp spokesperson h to say.

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WhatsApp responds

“WhatsApp cares deeply about privacy of our users. It is false to claim re is a kwn bug within WhatsApp impacting users at this time. As always, we recommend users follow warnings from manufacturers on latest security updates for mobile phone operating systems,” WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement.

Facebook responds to potential security flaws that could allow hackers to modify your WhatsApp messs

Recently, a cybersecurity company Check Point Research discovered a series of flaws that it claimed could compromise security and privacy of billions of WhatsApp users. Check Point described three potential ways hackers could modify content of anyone's messs in some of ir Group conversations.  To everyone's surprise, attackers could also send a private mess to a group participant disguised as a public mess in Group. That issue, however, h alrey been fixed at time of publication. At that time, a Facebook spokesperson told Republic World that it reviewed issue last year and it was false to suggest re is a vulnerability within existing WhatsApp security.