US EditionWhatsApp Patches Exploit Allowing Hackers to Target Apple Users
Less than 200 targeted users were notified of a zero-click vulnerability exploiting iOS and macOS bugs to steal data from WhatsApp on Apple devices, experts said.
- WhatsApp patched a security vulnerability that allowed hackers to steal information from Apple devices by exploiting an iOS bug.
- Less than 200 users were targeted, and WhatsApp notified those affected.
- All users are encouraged to update their app to the latest version to fix the issue.
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Users of the popular Messenger Whatsapp should update their iPhone and Mac apps to install an important security update. In a security note, Whatsapp informs about a vulnerability in Whatsapp for iOS, Whatsapp Business for iOS and Whatsapp for Mac, which could allow an attacker to "trigger the processing of content from any URL on the device of a target". The vulnerability documented in the National Vulnerability Database as CVE-2025-55177 may h…
WhatsApp warns iPhone and Mac users to update ASAP
Macworld Users of the popular WhatsApp messaging service need to update their iPhones and Macsapps to install an important security patch. In a security advisory document, WhatsApp provides details of a vulnerability in WhatsApp for iOS, WhatsApp Business for iOS, and WhatsApp for Mac that could allow a threat agent “to trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target’s device.” Documented as CVE-2025-55177 in the National Vulner…
Whatsapp has closed a security vulnerability that cybercriminals have already used for attacks. In combination with another vulnerability in Apple systems, they were able to hack iPhones and Macs.
WhatsApp has corrected a security vulnerability that allowed sophisticated attacks on Apple devices from “selected specific users”.
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