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WhatsApp privacy hole exposes users’ private profile photos

Posted on January 30, 2015 by pogowasright.org

Graham Cluley writes:

17-year-old security researcher Indrajeet Bhuyan has discovered a privacy hole in WhatsApp that could expose your account’s profile photo to complete strangers, even if you have set it to be viewable to Contacts Only.

Read more on GrahamCluley.com.

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