WhatsApp Exploit Reveals 'Legalized Hacking' at Work

Published: May 14, 2019, 6:48 p.m.

b'Attackers exploiting a buffer overflow in WhatsApp\'s signaling software to automatically infect devices with malware - without users even having to answer their phone - and then alter call logs to hide attack traces is "a bit of a nightmare scenario," says cybersecurity expert Alan Woodward.'