WhatsApp has a huge loophole that could let hackers read your texts

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WhatsApp has a huge loophole that could let hackers read your texts
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WHATSAPP remains one of the most secure chatting platforms but it’s still said to be working on a fix for a major security loophole. That loophole involves a change to end-to-end encryption p…

Right now, WhatsApp chats on the app are end-to-end encrypted but if they're backed up into the cloud, authorities can get a search warrant to access those messages and media files.

It said: "WhatsApp is finally enabling another important feature: the possibility to encrypt your backups! However, they'll reportedly be given a 64-digit recovery key and if they lose that they could be locked of our their chats forever.

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