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whatsapp A few days ago, there was a new massive data breach that exposed the phone numbers of almost 500 million accounts, as well as 2.5 billion email addresses of users from around the world. In a specific case Peruportal cyber news who discovered and reported cyber attack- more than 8 million people have been affected.
Oh sure whatsapp He indicated that he did not believe that his platform was hacked to obtain information about users, the truth is that the database began to be sold through one of the forums piracy the most popular of Internetexposing compromised accounts to attacks from stunning D vishing.
How do I know if I’ve been affected by a WhatsApp data breach?
It is important to note that due to the large number of compromised accounts, it is likely that we have been affected by this attack without even realizing it. Luckily, cyber newsthe portal of cybersecurity who reported the leak and sale of data on hacker forums, has a tool capable of telling us if our information was part of that breach.
“Our tester has a 500 GB hashed email database”indicates cyber news on your page. If you want to consult the tool, you just need to type following link and follow these instructions:
- Enter your email address or phone number in the search box.
- Click Check Now.
- Look at the search results and check.
Behind it, cyber news It will give you some recommendations to keep your credentials safe, such as changing your email password or applying new security methods to your phone number.
The phone numbers of millions of WhatsApp users are up for sale
cyber news the approximate amount of user data is indicated according to your country. Among the countries with the most phone number leaks Egypt (44 million) Italy (35 million) USA (32 million) Saudi Arabia (28 million) and France (19 million). In the specific case of our country, the cybercriminal points out that there are 8,075,317 phone numbers of Peruvian users in the said database.
signature cyber news indicates in his report that he was able to verify the authenticity of the data sold by the hacker based on a sample that was provided to him by the same author (phone numbers 1097 kingdom United and 817 from USA). The seller did not disclose how he managed to get all these numbers, and only suggested that he used a strategy to collect them, ensuring that absolutely all of them belong to active users. whatsapp.
The author of the report notes that information about users whatsapp could be obtained by collecting information at scale (scraping), a method that is against the app’s terms of service. However, since there is no way to verify this, this is just a guess based on previous cases where massive data posted on the Internet was obtained in this way.
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I am Ben Stock, a passionate and experienced digital journalist working in the news industry. At the Buna Times, I write articles covering technology developments and related topics. I strive to provide reliable information that my readers can trust. My research skills are top-notch, as well as my ability to craft engaging stories on timely topics with clarity and accuracy.