Questions tagged [whatsapp]
Whatsapp is a proprietary instant messaging client for smartphones
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Why whatsapp only let you create 1 passkey?
Whatsapp is rolling out passkeys. I don't think backing up passkeys in a password manager is a good idea. I'd like to have device bound passkeys but they only allow me to create one. How should I be ...
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Can malware be contained in an image sent via WhatsApp?
I went online with a new WhatsApp account earlier (with a new number), and the first thing that happened was that I received a threatening message from a number with an ISD commonly used by scammers ...
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How do end-to-end encryption (E2EE) IM apps implementing push notifications? [duplicate]
Say WhatsApp and Signal on Android devices, how do they keep the E2EE not be broken?
Some answers claimed that WhatsApp uses VoIP background mode on iOS to make the push notification invoke the app to ...
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How WhatsApp knows that account is logged in on 1 device
Recently I was switching devices and my WhatsApp got logged out from 1st device when I logged in to 2nd device.
And I got this question on my mind
How WhatsApp knows that account is logged in on 1 ...
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block whatsapp web file transfer but not chating [duplicate]
I work in an organisation where we need to block WhatsApp web file transfers. Meaning chatting will work but downloading and uploading files
are blocked.
We're using Palo Alto firewalls. I've tried ...
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How to tell if an image has a virus? [duplicate]
I received (and opened) an image from Whatsapp. How can I know if this image contains a virus (spyware)?
Is it possible to send photos containing virus using Whatsapp Mod (unofficial versions of ...
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Get root permission on android for metasploit
Is there any way to get into the root file system in android with an already installed msfvenom apk in reverse_tcp (to get the whatsapp encryption key)
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Free messaging (but not images, video, etc) on United Airlines free wifi: is it secure?
I recently flew with United Airlines and I used their free messaging wi-fi plan.
I could text my friends on Whatsapp, but I could not send (nor receive) multimedia content like images, videos or audio ...
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Can a VPN hide my IP on Whatsapp?
My IP can be seen by a Whatsapp contact using the netstat command. Can a VPN hide my real IP to them? Or their netstat will still show my real IP?
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How does end-to-end encryption work with whatsapp web as of 2022?
The accepted answer to this question is now outdated, since Whatsapp web does not require an online smartphone to function anymore. How is the key exchange performed securely?
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Is the new Whatsapp Web update compatible with E2E encryption?
You may see this question as a logical successor of this post.
With the new Whatsapp Web update it is now usable without keeping the smartphone online. I can't imagine how this is compatible with End-...
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Decrypting WhatsApp traffic and blocking file uploads possible using a firewall ssl decryption policy?
So we want to block file uploads on WhatsApp but since it's encrypted, I doubt this can be done, however, can PANOS decrypt WhatsApp??
I ask because WhatsApp doesn't exactly use SSL right, it's more ...
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Is it more secure to receive OTP or send OTP?
I am working on a project that requires users to set up 2-Factor Authentication. As an additional option (apart from the Authenticator app), users can choose their WhatsApp number as an authentication ...
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Unknown numbers sending videos on WhatsApp. What should I do?
A number with ISD code +92 sent a video via WhatsApp. No text, only a video. About 20 days later, another number with same ISD sent another video.
Should I open the video?
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Should I Report and Block?...
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What happens when app have access to your photos?
These days I see many apps request access to photos on iPhone. I understand app request access to photos to iOS which then request access to me, that sounds ok. In that context I can allow access to ...
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