An Android developer’s disclosure that it’s possible to hack into the WhatsApp database and read the text of the chats from another application could be a big headache for Facebook, which has agreed to purchase the app for $19 billion. “This is not a bug, but a design decision of WhatsApp,” said Bas Bosschert, chief technology officer of Double Think. “They selected for usability in their design, not security,” he continued. “I didn’t find anything new — I only showed how people could abuse this flaw with a working proof of concept.”
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WhatsApp Flaw Opens Database Doors to Hackers
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 12, 2014 02:28 PMAn Android developer’s disclosure that it’s possible to hack into the WhatsApp database and read the text of the chats from another application could be a big headache for Facebook, which has agreed to purchase the app for $19 billion. “This is not a bug, but a design decision of WhatsApp,” said Bas Bosschert, chief technology officer of Double Think. “They selected for usability in their design, not security,” he continued. “I didn’t find anything new — I only showed how people could abuse this flaw with a working proof of concept.”