New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices


The vulnerability affects both consumers as well as enterprise apps of WhatsApp for all major platforms, including Google Android, Apple iOS, and Microsoft Windows.

According to an advisory published by Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, the list of affected app versions are as follows:

  • Android versions before 2.19.274
  • iOS versions before 2.19.100
  • Enterprise Client versions before 2.25.3
  • Windows Phone versions before and including 2.18.368
  • Business for Android versions before 2.19.104
  • Business for iOS versions before 2.19.100

The scope, severity, and impact of the newly patched vulnerability appear similar to a recent WhatsApp VoIP call vulnerability that was exploited by the Israeli company NSO Group to install Pegasus spyware on nearly 1400 targeted Android and iOS devices worldwide.

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Source: The Hacker News