Sources report that an ad was posted on a hacking community forum claiming to sell a 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp user numbers. Out of which, 11 million are Malaysian numbers.
researchers—the ones who first reported the leak. As a sample, the seller shared 1097 UK and 817 US user numbers. With more investigation, the numbers included in the sample are confirmed WhatsApp users.
The seller, however, did not specify how they obtained the database. But quite often, massive data dumps posted online turn out to be obtained by“In this age, we all leave a sizeable digital footprint—and tech giants like Meta should take all precautions and means to safeguard that data… We should ask whether an added clause of ‘scraping or platform abuse is not permitted in the Terms and Conditions’ is enough.
Cybernews reached out to WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, but received no immediate response. But for now, it’s recommended to remain wary of any calls from unknown numbers, unsolicited calls, and messages. Don’t click or open any suspicious links and enable
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