Experts Warn of Privacy Risks Caused by Link Previews in Messaging Apps

Cybersecurity researchers over the weekend disclosed new security risks associated with link previews in popular messaging apps that cause the services to leak IP addresses, expose links sent via end-to-end encrypted chats, and even unnecessarily download gigabytes of data stealthily in the...

Experts Warn of Privacy Risks Caused by Link Previews in Messaging Apps

Cybersecurity researchers over the weekend disclosed new security risks associated with link previews in popular messaging apps that cause the services to leak IP addresses, expose links sent via end-to-end encrypted chats, and even unnecessarily download gigabytes of data stealthily in the...

PT-2020-6682 · Whatsapp · Whatsapp For Iphone +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.9309 WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.10 Description: The issue is related to a lack of protection in the web page structure, allowing for cross-site scripting attacks. Exploiting this issue...