A vulnerability in WhatsApp that has come to light has evoked a strong reaction Online from users. The loophole allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware on to phones, Facebook, the company that owns WhatsApp, acknowledged this but said it had been repaired.
WhatsApp is used by 1.5bn people worldwide. The security hole was discovered in early May. It allowed attackers to install surveillance software on to both iPhones & Android phones by ringing up targets using the app’s phone call function.
Here are some tweets on this matter:
RT @decubbs: #WhatsApp vulnerability allowed hackers to monitor voice calls via spyware 
What you need to do about the WhatsApp vulnerability https://t.co/7vjE3aBIq8
#WhatsApp vulnerability allowed secretive installation of #spyware https://t.co/BY4729frMn