WhatsApp accounts almost completely unprotected | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Tests show just how easy it is for data sniffers to send and receive messages in the name of other WhatsApp users.

 

Tests performed by The H's associates at heise Security have found that popular texting alternative WhatsApp is easily hacked using freely available tools. Anyone using WhatsApp on a public Wi-Fi network risks having their data sniffed and their account used to send and receive messages. Once hacked, there is no way to restore account security – attackers will be able to continue to use the hacked account at their discretion.

 

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