#WhatsApp - Failure threatens millions of computers

An error detected in the Web version of WhatsApp has compromised the private information of hundreds of millions of users, as they can be infected with malware that would give hackers remote access to their computers. According to the security company Check Point, a company that has located the fault, the distribution of this malicious software via the desktop application WhatsApp Web has allowed hackers to access computers with only obtain the phone and install tools remote access without user consent. For now, WhatsApp has already released an update to fix this bug, and users are advised to update to version 0.1.4481 WhatsApp website. At the same time, from CheckPoint they have advised users to delete the cache of your browser to make sure the patch has fixed this vulnerability.

• 2015-09-10T23:17:03+00:00
• Duration: 00:46

• WhatsApp
• Tecnologia
• Noticias

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