WhatsApp group chats might not be so secure and can easily be infiltrated without permission of the group admin, according to a team of German security researchers. WhatsApp however, says it has looked at this issue carefully.
WhatsApp group chat bug can allow anyone to join, without admin permission: Report
When WhatsApp added end-to-end encryption to every conversation for its billion users two years ago, the mobile messaging giant significantly raised the bar for the privacy of digital communications worldwide. But one of the tricky elements of encryption—and even trickier in a group chat setting—has always been ensuring that a secure conversation reaches only the intended audience, rather than some impostor or infiltrator. And according to new research from one team of German cryptographers, flaws in WhatsApp make infiltrating the app's group chats much easier than ought to be possible.
WhatsApp Flaws Could Allow Snoops to Slide Into Group Chats
WhatsApp group chat bug can allow anyone to join, without admin permission: Report
When WhatsApp added end-to-end encryption to every conversation for its billion users two years ago, the mobile messaging giant significantly raised the bar for the privacy of digital communications worldwide. But one of the tricky elements of encryption—and even trickier in a group chat setting—has always been ensuring that a secure conversation reaches only the intended audience, rather than some impostor or infiltrator. And according to new research from one team of German cryptographers, flaws in WhatsApp make infiltrating the app's group chats much easier than ought to be possible.
WhatsApp Flaws Could Allow Snoops to Slide Into Group Chats
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