WhatsApp Promotes Cyber Security Fundamentals and Denies user data violation

Data Leak from WhatsApp:

The instant messaging service today denied that any data had been leaked from its systems. According to WhatsApp, the story concerning the data breach is based on erroneous screenshots. Following repeated reports that the data of around 500 million WhatsApp users was leaked and would be for sale. Moreover, in response, a spokeswoman stated: "The accusation made on Cybernews is supported only by fictitious screenshots. There is no proof that WhatsApp has "leaked data."

Is WhatsApp safe for its users?

On Monday, the company responded to claims that the cell numbers of up to 500 million users were being sold on the Dark Web. According to earlier reports, it is regarded as a safe platform. Because of its end-to-end encryption feature. It may have had a data leak that exposed the information of around 500 million users.

How was the data on WhatsApp hacked?

A recent claim from Cybernews claims that someone managed to hack WhatsApp. And obtain the personal data of around 500 million users, which is now allegedly up for sale.

On a hacker website, an actor allegedly promoted the sale of the personal data of over 487 million WhatsApp users, including their cell phone numbers. However, according to the listing, there are 32 million US users among the 84 other countries included in the user statistics. Including Egypt, Italy, Saudi Arabia, France, and Turkey.

Has Meta responded to the WhatsApp data breach?

The stolen phone numbers might be used for impersonation and other illegal activities. The parent company of WhatsApp, Meta, has yet to respond to this development. Phone number harvesting is widespread in today's world. And hackers frequently come across clients like telemarketers who buy these databases to peddle their goods. According to Sandip Kumar Panda, founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based cyber security company InstaSafe Technologies, such databases nonetheless attract lots of consumers even without names associated with the numbers.

According to Mashable India, the US the app user information price is USD 7,000. It is far more expensive than the prices for user data from the UK and Germany, which are USD 2,500 and USD 2,000, respectively.