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In fact, the ability to social engineer on a mass scale was already seen at a level where even people’s lives were at stake.

From fake supermarket and airline giveaways to election tampering, threat actors never tire of ways to manipulate unsuspecting users. Vulnerabilities such as the ones described above make the potential opportunities for scamming rife.ĭue to its very nature of being an easy and quick way to communicate, WhatsApp has already been at the center of a variety of scams.

In addition, WhatsApp also has plans to roll out additional functionalities for businesses to help them do commerce and manage customer support through the app. Watch the demo video and read about the technical details in our research report here.Īs of early 2018, the Facebook-owned messaging application currently has over 1.5 billion users with over one billion groups and 65 billion messages sent every day. From Check Point Research’s view, we believe these vulnerabilities to be of utmost importance and require attention. As one of the main communication channels available today, WhatsApp is used for sensitive conversations ranging from confidential corporate and government information, to criminal intelligence that could be used in a court of law.”įollowing the process of Responsible Disclosure, Oded’s team informed WhatsApp of their findings. Oded Vanunu, Check Point’s Head of Product Vulnerability Research had this to say on the recent findings: “Given WhatsApp’s prevalence among consumers, businesses, and government agencies, it’s no surprise that hackers see the application as a five-star opportunity for potential scams.

However, the member’s response will be sent to the entire group.įrom the visual below we can see how these attacks could play out for real:

Sending a message to a member of a group that pretends to be a group message but is in fact only sent to this member.

Quoting a message in a reply to a group conversation to make it appear as if it came from a person who is not even part of the group.

Changing a reply from someone to put words into their mouth that they did not say.

The vulnerability so far allows for three possible attacks: By doing so, attackers can put themselves in a position of immense power to not only steer potential evidence in their favor, but also create and spread misinformation. In a disturbing revelation, Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allows a threat actor to intercept and manipulate messages sent by those in a group or private conversation.