WhatsApp data Hack: A step-by-step guide to check whether your data is leaked or not
The hacker is reportedly selling these datasets on the dark web, according to the reports.
- Over 2 mn people use WhatsApp internationally.
- Data of about 500 mn users have been stolen.
- The hacker collected data from 84 different nations.
On the hacker forum, the phone numbers of around 500 million WhatsApp users are for sale. Cybernews reports that a threat actor has posted an ad on a hacking website offering to sell a database containing 487 million WhatsApp users’ mobile phone numbers as of the year 2022. The actor said that the database had cell phone numbers of active WhatsApp users from 84 different countries. The US, the UK, Russia, Egypt, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and even India were on the list.
Here’s the step-by-step guide to check whether your data is safe or not:
– Visit www.cybernews.com
– Enter your mobile number or Email ID in the international formats.
