A software vulnerability has been discovered in the web-based version of the popular WhatsApp messaging app for smartphones, which could allow hackers to trick users into downloading malware on their PCs.
Last month, WhatsApp made its web client, known as WhatsApp Web,available to iPhone users for the first time, after rolling out the service for Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone earlier in the year.
The service effectively replicates the experience of using the mobile app in a web browser, allowing users to view all of the messages they have sent and received – including images, videos, audio files, locations and contact cards – on their PC.
However, security firm Check Point claims to have discovered a vulnerability that could compromise computers, by allowing hackers to distribute malware including ransomware, bots, remote access tools (RATs) and other types of malicious code.
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