A vulnerability in WhatsApp's 'View Once' feature allowed users to view media files after they were meant to disappear. The issue, reported by a researcher named Ramshath, only affected iPhone users. WhatsApp has now released an update to fix the problem.
WhatsApp’s many features include View Once, so if you had an image or video that you wanted to share, but didn’t want hanging around, it would vanish after a single view. Only it turns out it wasn’t working quite as it should. Now, it seems it’s been fixed—but only with the latest update.The vulnerability became apparent after researcher Ramshath wrote about it on Sunday, Jan. 25. “I discovered a way to bypass the ‘View Once’ feature.
However, the researcher found that if, after opening a View Once file, you went to the app’s settings and chose Storage and Data and then Manage Storage, they found the image was still accessible.Why Lay’s Potato Chip Recall Was Elevated To FDA’s Deadliest Category
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