A flaw in the WhatsApp application gives whoever wants it access to all your groups without any problem
Every day some details about one of the most used messaging applications in the world are released, from the news to those things that make users angry and above all worry their users. That is why you should be aware of the WhatsApp flaw that makes all private groups public.
It is no secret to anyone that WhatsApp is quite vulnerable when it comes to privacy, since it has been seen that there are many ways in which hackers or normal users have access to other accounts.
One of the tools that are most used in this application are WhatsApp groups that many think are quite private, this can include both school groups, work, friends and there are even some where things are shared that go against the law.
The latter may include private photographs of third parties, sale of narcotics or even worse things such as human trafficking or child abuse. It is for this reason that this could be the first vulnerability that can help society to be something better.
It was taken into account that when a group is created, other members can be invited through a link, which will always remain active, regardless of whether another is requested, but that will not be a problem, since in theory, if The link is not shared with people who do not want to be added, there will be no way to find it. However, it is not the case.
The option to ‘invite the group via link’ allows groups to be indexed by Google and they are generally available throughout the entire Internet. With some wildcard searches you can find some … interesting groups.
Your WhatsApp groups may not be as secure as you think they are.
The "Invite to Group via Link" feature allows groups to be indexed by Google and they are generally available across the internet. With some wildcard search terms you can easily find some… interesting… groups. pic.twitter.com/hbDlyN6g3q
– Jordan Wildon (@JordanWildon) February 21, 2020
It was a Twitter user who announced that you can basically find these types of groups, and many others, if you search for them on Google. Once a group has been found, which apparently is quite simple, you can enter it and even see numbers and names of those who participate in them.
Although everything seems to indicate that Facebook is looking for the best way to fix this, all the links are in forums and in Google itself.