The WhatsApp users have some fatal news as the security researchers were able to find some serious flaws in the messenger. The flaws can lead to issues like crashing the chat along with damaging the messages that are introduced by the hackers found in the chat that can lead to complete group chat history that can be deleted once and for all. The experts have asked the users of update the WhatsApp with the latest version, and security researchers along with the global cybersecurity firm Check Point find out the defect, which can help the bad actors to create some negative group message. This can even end up crashing the devices of the users.
It was the cybersecurity firm called Check Point, which brought up the flaw that can create a malicious group message that end up damaging the devices. As there was no solution coming out, all the members of the group were seen compelled to get rid of the messaging app and reinstall the same for getting the access of the same. Later, the group chat was found crashing down. The bug seems to be fixing by the company that has existed since the version of WhatsApp came with 2.19.58.
As WhatsApp happens to be a leading company for consumer businesses and even for government undertaking, the capacity to prevent people the messenger and then deleting the valuable info regarding the group chats that remains the powerful weapon for bad elements. In order to avert this issue, the users are able to secure only with the help of updating with the latest version. As per reports, the app is used to share more than 65 billion of messages on a daily basis and it has more than 1.5 billion users all over the world.
It would be interesting to know how it works? For creating the malicious message, which would impact over the WhatsApp group. Also, the bad element works when the user with infected app come in touch with the group. This edited message further helps in crashing loop for the group members with the help of denying the users to access over the WhatsApp features till they are seen reinstalling the app and then deleting the group having the malicious message. As per the company Check Point Research, the company has launched its WhatsApp bug bounty programme this year. It was presented to the WhatsApp vouching the findings and thus helped in fixing the issue which only could manually fix in their own devices.
The Facebook owned app FB was quick to respond and deploy the changes as recommended by the company so as to prevent the users to get exploited by others. The company helping WhatsApp in fixing this issue came across this flaw while communicating over both the WhatsApp and the WhatsApp Web browser-based version of the app that showcased similar issues both on the phone and the web edition. This further helped the company to explore the issue in and out and check the parameters that brought out this issue. The flaw was lethal enough to spread fake news and manipulate the groups of the users which they have subscribed to it. Later WhatsApp was able to fix the issue with WhatsApp beta for the Android users.