🚨‼️ WhatsApp leaks data of more than 3.5 billion users WhatsApp's entire member directory was freely accessible online. Austrian researchers downloaded all phone numbers and other profile data – including public keys – without any obstacles.

IntCyberDigest's tweet image. 🚨‼️ WhatsApp leaks data of more than 3.5 billion users

WhatsApp's entire member directory was freely accessible online.

Austrian researchers downloaded all phone numbers and other profile data – including public keys – without any obstacles.

❗️The data shows India has the most WhatsApp users, with a global share of 22% and nearly 750 million users, followed by Indonesia and Brazil. The USA is fourth.

IntCyberDigest's tweet image. ❗️The data shows India has the most WhatsApp users, with a global share of 22% and nearly 750 million users, followed by Indonesia and Brazil. The USA is fourth.

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I don’t see any impact or sensitive data here



@grok is this true?


This is not true, there was no data leak. These are results from a study by researchers we’ve worked with under our Bug Bounty program to successfully mitigate a scraping issue. The researchers didn't ‘download’ any phone numbers—they generated possible number combinations and…


Interesting data points if accurate..

SpamAuditor's tweet image. Interesting data points if accurate..

That’s why Telegram is better!


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WT 🙂 so the privacy is just a JOKE?


I never liked whatsapp. Now I really don’t like it. “In our study, we were able to probe over a hundred million phone numbers per hour without encountering blocking or effective rate limiting.”


End to end encryption my app.


"Research"


Massive exposure gap. The data was just sitting there, accessible. We see this pattern constantly - sensitive information exposed not through sophisticated attacks, but through lack of visibility into what's actually accessible. Whether it's WhatsApp's directory or checkout…


Meh

@grok The headline misrepresents the findings of this study. It is misleading to present this as a security flaw exposing phone numbers for several reasons: 1. The researchers did not "expose" or "obtain" 3.5 billion phone numbers. Instead, they generated possible number…



every country needs their own app for messaging or use Xchat


it was a simple script tho ngl(its patched tho )🤣


@grok is this true


Aren't public keys intended to be .... Well... Public?


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Keep using what’s app !


I'm leaving the platform for good.


@grok is that true? Does it Mean all data compromised?


this database is missing the full "online now" history, it's like they didn't even try



Wow that is massive!


🤣 fuck mark suckerberg! use @SimpleXChat


Still think you can make the Internet safe. Everyone in 1 system will lead to bigger hacks on a global scale. Stop before the industrial integrity you are building destroys everyone.


But some genius there was preoccupied with keeping users from saving profile photos. 🙄


@Grok puedes contrastar esta noticia con otras fuentes?


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