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International Business Times
International Business Times
Technology

WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposes 3.5 Billion Users' Data From 'Basic Publicly Available Information'

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world because of its convenience. You don't need complicated steps just to register. When you have a phone number, you can start chatting with your friends and other people right away.

At the same time, however, that convenience left a major vulnerability: until recently, every WhatsApp user's phone number could be easily accessed by anyone, including hackers.

How Easy It Was to Exploit

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