One link and all messages are deleted: A new hack has been found in Wetsap

Israeli cyber researchers at Check Point found a serious security breach in Wetsap that, by sending a group link, would force users to delete and reinstall the app. As a result, you will also lose all content. Update the app now!

One link and all messages are deleted: A new hack has been found in Wetsap

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A new loophole has emerged in the Wetsap app and is among the most serious to hit the messaging platform. The weakness, in fact, is that by simply sending a link to a group, the app crashes completely, and even worse, requires removing and reinstalling the app. As is well known, removing and reinstalling the app, to avoid the link, also necessarily means deleting all messages from that group. Cyber ​​researchers at Checkpoint, Dicla Breda, Roman Zaikin and Yaara Shariki, have led to fixing the new security vulnerability that plagued the app. Weakness that undoubtedly could have caused much and irreparable damage, if not dealt with on time.

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WhatSap is the most popular messaging app in the world, with over one billion and a half active users every month and 65 billion messages sent every day. Up to 256 people can participate in any group chat, so the effect of that damage can be devastating if spread. As mentioned, through this weakness, any member of the group can send the malicious link through the web interface, Whatsapp Web. Upon sending the same message to the group, the app crashes immediately to all its members, and also prevents them from regaining access to its interface unless they completely remove it and delete the group. Check Point reported the weakness to Wattsap and it fixed the weakness in a matter of days.

Wattsap (Photo: ShutterStock)

Wattsap (Photo: ShutterStock)

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Oded Vanunu, head of product weakness at Check Point, who led the study, said: "Vastap is one of the world's leading communications apps for consumers, businesses and governments, so the ability to stop using it and erase the memory in the call groups is significant ammunition for malicious players." Check Point also recommends that all users always make sure that their app is up to date with the latest version, to ensure that users are fully protected from damage. This is not the first time Wattsap has experienced a problematic loophole, and only a few weeks ago we reported that one video could allow hackers to access your message history.