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WhatsApp has become so tightly woven into our daily lives that for many people, it’s almost impossible to imagine a day without it. It’s how we talk to family, share photos, coordinate work, and even run businesses. But a new report has revealed a serious security lapse that shows just how much risk comes with that convenience.

According to security researchers, a simple flaw in WhatsApp allowed the phone numbers of about 3.5 billion users to be pulled from the platform. The shocking part? The vulnerability wasn’t new. Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, was reportedly warned about this exact issue back in 2017 and still failed to fix it.

Meta told 9to5mac that the flaw was uncovered through its Bug Bounty program in collaboratio

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