I-National Cyber Security Agency yakwa-Israyeli ibike ukuhlaselwa kwabasebenzisi bezithunywa ze-WhatsApp. Ngosizo lweziphambeko ohlelweni lokuvikela i-voice, abahlaseli bathatha ukulawula okuphelele kuma-akhawunti enkonzweni.
Njengoba kukhonjisiwe emlayezo, izisulu zabaduni kukhona labo abasebenzisi abaxhumeke kuma-opharetha weselula ensizakalo yeposi yezwi, kodwa abangeke bamise iphasiwedi entsha. Nakuba ngokuzenzakalelayo, i-WhatsApp ithumela inombolo yokuqinisekisa ukufinyelela i-akhawunti ku-SMS, lokhu akuphazamisi ngokukhethekile izenzo zabasihlaseli. Ngemuva kokulinda umzuzwana lapho isisulu singakwazi ukufunda umyalezo noma ukuphendula ucingo (isibonelo, ebusuku), umhlaseli angathola ikhodi eqondiswe kabusha kwi-imeyili yezwi. Konke okwamanje okumele kwenziwe kwenziwe ukulalela umlayezo kwiwebhusayithi ye-opharetha usebenzisa iphasiwedi ejwayelekile 0000 noma i-1234.
Ochwepheshe baxwayise mayelana nendlela efanayo yokuqapha ku-WhatsApp ngonyaka odlule, noma kunjalo, abathuthukisi bezithunywa abazange bathathe isinyathelo sokuyivikela.
