WhatsApp fix to make View Once chats actually disappear is beaten in less than a week

September 17, 2024 at 08:24PM Meta’s attempt to prevent unauthorized access to WhatsApp’s View Once messages was circumvented by white-hat hackers within a week. The feature, designed to ensure message privacy, relied on digital rights management but was found to be vulnerable on certain operating systems. Despite Meta’s initial fix, security concerns remain unresolved. Based … Read more

Ronin Network hacked, $12 million returned by “white hat” hackers

August 7, 2024 at 07:11PM Ronin Network’s blockchain experienced a security breach as white hat hackers exploited an undocumented vulnerability, withdrawing $12 million in assets. Promptly, they notified Ronin about the breach and the bridge was halted for verification. A post-mortem revealed a flaw in a recent bridge update, prompting Ronin to develop a new … Read more