Security company "CheckPoint" revealed a new and serious loophole-level desktop version of the application Instant Messaging Whatsapp August enables hackers to control the user's computer remotely and without the knowledge of the latter.
The new gap serious and discovered by security company CheckPoint been referred to and the company's notification in 21 of the month of August and the Whatsapp August repaired after six days, and targeted primarily vCard file that is used for the participation of a friend's address on the application where Whatsapp August that does not validate the fact that a legitimate file or malignant.
And the repercussions of the vCard file share that contains this dangerous loophole is that hackers could exploit in order to control the victim user's computer remotely and without his knowledge, and with the large number of users for the application of Watts August and exceeding the billion users, this gap was presented hundreds of millions of users' data at risk.
And as a reminder, this gap is no longer taking advantage of a reformed by the company, as it does not concern only the desktop version of the application Watts August.
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