WhatsApp fixes video call security bug

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WhatsApp fixes video call security bug

Bug required just two keystrokes to activate.

If your organisation has started to use Facebook' WhatsApp messenger as a collaboration tool, prepare for updates: the service said on Wednesday it has fixed the latest bug on its platform that allowed hackers to take over users' applications when they answered an incoming video call. The ...

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