Security backdoor found in end-to-end encryption system used in WhatsApp [Updated]

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Security backdoor found in end-to-end encryption system used in WhatsApp [Updated]

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<p>Update: Updated with a response from WhatsApp, below.</p>
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<p>A security researcher has found a backdoor in the end-to-end encryption system used by the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/whatsapp/" target="_blank">WhatsApp[/url] messaging service. The vulnerability would allow Facebook to read messages sent through the supposedly-secure system, as well as making it possible for the company to comply with court orders to make messages available to government bodies.</p>
<p>While end-to-end encryption would normally mean that not even the company operating the service can decrypt messages, only the intended recipient, the specific implementation used in WhatsApp includes a major security hole …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/13/whatsapp-encryption-backdoor-vulnerability/#more-463194" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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