WhatsApp users’ phone numbers and chats exposed on Google


Security researcher discovers WhatsApp Web users’ phone number and messages could again be found by strangers via search engines like Google. — OLIVER GRAUMNITZ/Pixabay

WhatsApp’s privacy woes have resurfaced, after users’ phone numbers and messages were discovered being indexed by search engines.

Cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia tweeted that WhatsApp Web users’ data was being indexed on Google again, pointing out that this was the third time the issue had occurred.

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