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WhatsApp Hacked – Daily Security Byte EP.139

September 9, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messenger apps for mobiles, with over 900 million users. Unfortunately, it suffered from a critical vulnerability attackers could exploit to trick you into accidentally installing malware. Watch below for the details.

(Episode Runtime: 1:38)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ5ploC4nzY

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Researcher finds critical flaw in WhatsApp web client – Checkpoint
  • Article describing the WhatsApp vulnerability (best headline) – The Register

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Hacking, Infosec news, Software vulnerabilities, Updates and patches, WhatsApp

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  1. Glenn Vallantyne says

    September 9, 2015 at 5:23 pm

    Cory, honestly, who is deciding what still frame to include in these emails? Not flattering. Is it an inside joke? Seems that every Daily Byte email that comes in has you in an awkward “freeze frame” moment.

    Just saying. As your agent I think you should insist on more consideration when it comes to these sort of image related things.

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    [http://img.youtube.com/vi/NJ5ploC4nzY/0.jpg]

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    • Corey Nachreiner says

      September 9, 2015 at 6:22 pm

      heh.. I guess I’ve lost all my self consciousness in that I don’t even notice. I’ve had to edit myself over the years, and if you ever have paused video of yourself and seen all that awkward micro-expressions that pass over your face, you start by being embarrassed (like hearing your own voice on an answering machine), but ultimately getting used to it.

      Seriously, though, I do have enough YouTube status that I can actual manually upload and pick a still for every video I do… I’m just too lazy (actually too busy with other work), to spend much time doing so. However, we now have an internal motion graphics person, so look forward to my videos becoming a bit more polished… Maybe then I’ll post a more deliberate image as the still! ^_^

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