Whatsapp flagged a critical security risk from 'specially crafted' MP4 video files
R Sinduja
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Facebook-owned Whatsapp flags a critical security risk for millions of users, which involves malicious MP4 video files that can allow hackers to execute a snooping attack. Whatsapp has said these specially crafted MP4 files can trigger the RCE and DoS cyber attack. The vulnerability is classified as 'critical' severity that affected an unknown code block of the component MP4 file handler in Whatsapp.
