EcoBagger2 (@EcoBagger2@mstdn.party)
WhatsApp security flaw exposed 3.5B phone numbers – including yours [U]:
Ben Lovejoy
Nov 18 2025 - 6:39 am PT
#Privacy #InfoSec #WhatsApp
https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/18/whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-3-5b-phone-numbers-including-yours/
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nizarus (@nizarus@mastodon.tn)
WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposes 3.5 Billion Users' Phone Numbers
https://cybersecuritynews.com/whatsapp-vulnerability-exposes-3-5-billion-users/
#GAFAM #WhatsApp #Security #Privacy
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cazabon (@cazabon@mindly.social)
It's the best ad for Signal ever made.
#WhatsApp #leak #data #privacy #encrypted #chat #comms
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frankstohl (@frankstohl@mastodon.social)
WhatsApp hatte mal wieder Datenproblem #WhatsApp #WTF https://youtu.be/iu5ddz8kuHM?si=Y0SK4Kf1Yfi9WZJL
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cyberveille (@cyberveille@mastobot.ping.moi)
📢 WhatsApp : une faiblesse de découverte de contacts a permis d’énumérer 3,5 milliards de comptes
📝 Source et contexte — University of Vienna (univie.ac.at) publie une étude mo...
📖 cyberveille : https://cyberveille.ch/posts/2025-11-19-whatsapp-une-faiblesse-de-decouverte-de-contacts-a-permis-denumerer-35-milliards-de-comptes/
🌐 source : https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/forscherinnen-entdecken-grosse-sicherheitsluecke-in-whatsapp
#WhatsApp #confidentialité #Cyberveille
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grep_harder (@grep_harder@mastodon.uno)
Un enorme data scraping dei numeri di #whatsapp, dicono i ricercatoori, per un totale di 3,5 miliardi di numeri di telefono recuperati come "attivi" sulla popolare piattaforma di instant messaging.
Interessante vedere dal paper pubblicato come i ricercatori hanno realizzato questo massimo scraping, usando il brute forcing di alcune chiamate API che, contrariamente a quanto si potrebbe pensare, non sembrano avere alcun rate limit.
https://github.com/sbaresearch/whatsapp-census
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securestep9 (@securestep9@infosec.exchange)
#WhatsApp: Largest data leak in history - the entire directory of 3.5bln of WhatsApp users was available online unprotected for retrieval.
Austrian researchers were able to download all phone numbers, profile pictures & data including public keys:
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https://www.heise.de/en/news/3-5-Billion-Accounts-Complete-WhatsApp-Directory-Retrieved-and-Evaluated-11083244.html
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nsonmez84 (@nsonmez84@mastodon.social)
WhatsApp'ta milyarlarca kullanıcının verisine erişim potansiyeli taşıyan bir durum ortaya çıktı. Meta "açık değil" dese de önlemler alındı. Dijital güvenliğimiz ne kadar sağlam? Veri gizliliği konusunda daha dikkatli olmalıyız!
🚩 #WhatsApp #VeriGüvenliği #SiberGüvenlik #DijitalGizlilik #Teknoloji
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nemethstarproductions_official (@nemethstarproductions_official@mastodon.social)
3.5 billion WhatsApp account details copied
Note:
We strongly recommend using Signal as your messenger app. Download Signal: https://signal.org/install/
#WhatsApp #Meta #Dataleak #Privacy #SignalApp #Signal
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
3.5 billion WhatsApp account details copied Note: We strongly recommend using Signal as your messenger app. Download Signal: signal.org/install/ #WhatsApp #Meta #Dataleak #Privacy #SignalApp #Signal
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jaker (@jaker@c.im)
"3.5 Billion Accounts: Complete WhatsApp Directory Retrieved and Evaluated"
oops
via @patrickleavy
#WhatsApp #security #BigTech #ShitTech #Signal #SignalApp
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cktodon (@cktodon@mas.to)
Un fallo simple en #WhatsApp dejó al descubierto 3.500 millones de números de teléfono: la mayor exposición de datos de la historia
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