WhatsApp Hacks Point to Sophisticated Mobile Cyberattacks

 Oded Vanunu, head of products vulnerability research at Check Point research, has seen his share of WhatsApp vulnerabilities – the researcher at Black Hat 2019 demoed several flaws in the messaging platform could be used to manipulate chats, for instance. However, Vanunu told Threatpost at CPX 360, Check Point's annual security conference that takes place this week, WhatsApp is a prime example of how mobile devices are increasingly becoming targeted by nation state actors, in stark contrast to previous, less serious threats mobile devices have faced like adware.