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A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

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A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

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By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.

By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.

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