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WhatsApp Security Breach: Here’s How to Protect Yourself WhatsApp Security Breach: Here’s How to Protect Yourself

WhatsApp Security Breach: Here’s How to Protect Yourself

If you’re among the many people who delay updating the apps on your smartphone, ignoring the latest one from the free messaging service app WhatsApp may expose your phone and your personal information to hackers.

As first reported by The Financial Times, a security breach was found within WhatsApp that potentially allowed hackers to remotely install surveillance software on both iPhone and Android phones using the app.

The fix? WhatsApp, whose parent company Facebook has faced its own share of data breaches, is urging its 1.5 billion users worldwide to upgrade to the latest version of the software immediately, but so far has offered few details on the number of potential users affected.


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