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A malicious package in the Node Package Manager (NPM) registry poses as a legitimate WhatsApp Web API library to steal WhatsApp messages, collect contacts, and gain access to the account. A fork of ...

Most major platforms have dealt with large-scale data leaks tied to weak or unprotected APIs. You've seen this play out with Facebook, X and even Dell. The pattern is always the same. A feature meant ...

Over the past few years, WhatsApp has evolved beyond its mobile application (iOS and Android) to provide users with the ability to communicate seamlessly through their PCs, irrespective of the ...