WhatsApp Users: Secure Your Desktop With These Tips

According to researcher www.mcafee.com/activate Gal Weizman, the flaws were found in WhatsApp Web, the browser version www.mcafee.com/activate download of the messaging  mcafee.com/activate product key platform. Weizman revealed that Whats App Web was vulnerable to www.mcafee.com/activate product key

an open-redirect flaw, which allows mcafee.com/activate product key remote hackers to redirect victims to suspicious, arbitrary websites. If a hacker sent an unsuspecting www.mcafee/activate victim a message containing one of these arbitrary links, www.mcafee.com/activate product key they could then trigger cross-site scripting attacks. These attacks are often found in web www.mcafee.com/activate download applications and can be used by hackers to bypass access controls by injecting malicious code into trusted websites.

WhatsApp Web hack

If the victim clicks on the link www.mcafee.com/activate in the message, the hacker could remotely gain access mcafee.com/activate product key to all the files from their Windows www.mcafee.com/activate product key or Mac computer, which increases the risk for  identi theft What’s more, the open-redirect flaw could have also www.mcafee/activate been used to manipulate previews of the domain WhatsApp displays when links are sent through their www.mcafee.com/activate download platform. This provides hackers with another avenue to trick users into falling for phishing attacks.

How to stay safe

How can users continue www.mcafee.com/activate to use messaging platforms like WhatsApp without putting themselves at risk of an attack? Follow these www.mcafee/activate security tips for greater peace of mind:

  • Update, update, update. If you’re a WhatsApp Web user, be sure to update to the latest version to install the security patch for this flaw.
  • Think before you click. Be skeptical of ads mcafee.com/activate product key shared on social media sites and messages www.mcafee.com/activate download sent to you through www.mcafee.com/activate platforms like Facebook 
  • www.mcafee.com/activate product key
    • , Twitter, and WhatsApp. If you receive mcafee.com/activate product key a suspicious message from an unknown sender, it’s best to avoid interacting with the message www.mcafee/activate.
  • Hover over links to see and verify the URL. If someone you don’t know sends you a link, hover over the link without www.mcafee.com/activate actually clicking on it. www.mcafee/activate This will allow you to see www.mcafee/activate a link preview. If the URL looks suspicious, don’t mcafee.com/activate product key interact www.mcafee.com/activate download with it and delete the message altogether.

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