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Security flaw found in WhatsApp, Telegram: software firm

Hackers can break into accounts using encryption meant to protect messages

Published Thu, Mar 16, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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A COMPUTER security firm on Wednesday revealed a flaw that could let hackers break into WhatsApp or Telegram messaging accounts using the very encryption intended to protect messages.

Check Point Software Technologies said that it alerted Telegram and Facebook-owned WhatsApp last week, waiting until the vulnerability was patched before making it public. Check Point did not specify how many messaging accounts were at risk, but did say the flaw posed a danger to "hundreds of millions" of users accessing the messaging platform from web browsers in computers, as opposed to mobile applications.

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