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Media File Jacking via WhatsApp and Telegram

Retrieved from Security Week - By: Eduard Kovacs

Symantec warns that hackers can exploit a default configuration in WhatsApp and Telegram in order to manipulate media files transferred by users if they have the "save to gallery" option enabled.

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https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-can-manipulate-media-files-transferred-whatsapp-telegram
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Posted: July 15, 2019, 8:49 AM

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