Instant messaging services like WhatsApp and Telegram may boast encryption when messages are in transit; however security researchers warn that files could be compromised when being saved onto the phone.
Symantec researchers say the issue comes from saving media, like image or audio files, to external storage which is accessible by other apps.
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