WhatsApp bug opened door to hacking


Fixed: A flaw in the Web version of WhatsApp made it possible for hackers to hide malicious code in seemingly innocent

SAN FRANCISCO: WhatsApp recently patched a flaw that left 200 million users vulnerable to being hacked using booby-trapped digital cards for contact details, according to a US computer security firm. 

Facebook-owned messaging application WhatsApp boasts more than 900 million users, some 200 million of them who access the service on computer browser software that mirrors activity from mobile devices. 

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