WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ could be ‘View Whenever’ due to a flaw

September 9, 2024 at 06:20PM WhatsApp’s View Once privacy feature has been found to be flawed and easily bypassed, according to developers at Zengo. The feature, designed to allow messages to be viewed once and then disappear, does not work as intended, as the messages can still be manipulated and shared. The issue has been … Read more

WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning

July 27, 2024 at 04:33PM A security issue in the latest version of WhatsApp for Windows allows the execution of Python and PHP attachments without warning, if the recipient opens them. Although WhatsApp blocks several risky file types, it does not plan to add Python and PHP scripts to the list. The company also dismissed … Read more