Post B0U3vN4ruHRC5EKesi by NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net
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 (DIR) Post #B0U3ZvtDnNS7gFf5iS by stux@mstdn.social
       2025-11-21T22:14:23Z
       
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       A Simple #WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone NumbersVienna researchers retrieved all WhatsApp numbers. The 3.5 billion profiles represent the largest data leak in history—and it's worse than you might think. https://www.heise.de/en/news/3-5-Billion-Accounts-Complete-WhatsApp-Directory-Retrieved-and-Evaluated-11083244.html
       
 (DIR) Post #B0U3vN4ruHRC5EKesi by NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net
       2025-11-21T22:18:10Z
       
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       @stux Remember that time (Linux Is Best) tried telling everyone who would listen that WhatsApp was neither safe nor secure nor private.  🙈 🙉 🙊I remember. 😂 😜
       
 (DIR) Post #B0U4gYDAKT3gDzi5PE by Minimac@mastodon.world
       2025-11-21T22:26:45Z
       
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       @stux wow 3.5 billion profiles 👀
       
 (DIR) Post #B0U5AM6ftlupN0szr6 by alterelefant@mastodontech.de
       2025-11-21T22:32:08Z
       
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       @stux A simple rate limit could have solves this issue 'mostly'.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0UAgTDpTjqMTYMiKe by Stefan_S_from_H@mastodon.social
       2025-11-21T23:33:57Z
       
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       @stux any keywords/summary why it's worse than one might think?tl;dr
       
 (DIR) Post #B0ULeMqdJ0SRchiPcO by SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange
       2025-11-22T01:36:50Z
       
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       @stux Hmm. Downgrade attack. At least I am not in the dump.Maybe my avatar is in there, but it's my other brother Dave.