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The security flaw involves a “spoofing issue” that allows cyber criminals to execute an attack through an attachment, according to an alert issued by WhatsApp’s parent company Meta.

On Saturday evening, some users of the messaging platform WhatsApp experienced issues with the app. Many reported challenges in uploading statuses and sending messages. Data from DownDetector ...

You may not be the only one. Thousands of WhatsApp users reported issues with the service on Saturday morning starting around 9:30 a.m., according to DownDetector. More than 90 percent of users ...

This bug arises from a lack of alignment between the MIME type and file extension, leading to issues when opening attachments. At times, WhatsApp fails to properly recognise certain files.

there were over 460 WhatsApp issue reports at around 5:30 pm on Saturday, with 81 per cent being over sending messages. Some users flagged that they are not able to update their statuses or add ...

WhatsApp has issued an urgent update after discovering a vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain remote access to a user’s device through a shared image or file. The security flaw involves a ...