{"id":116563,"date":"2025-09-03T11:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/116563\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:13:07","slug":"urgent-whatsapp-update-issued-for-iphone-and-mac-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/116563\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent WhatsApp update issued for iPhone and Mac users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WhatsApp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WhatsApp<\/a> has issued an urgent update after uncovering a serious security problem with the messaging app on iPhones and Mac devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The issue allows hackers to target WhatsApp users through what is known as a \u201czero-click\u201d vulnerability. This means people can be exposed to the attack without even clicking on a link or downloading a file.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Some users may have already been exploited in a sophisticated attack, WhatsApp revealed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/security\/advisories\/2025?lang=en_US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:security advisory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">security advisory<\/a>, though no specific details were given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The Independent has reached out to WhatsApp for further information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The world\u2019s most popular messaging platform said the security flaw impacted WhatsApp for iOS, WhatsApp Business for iOS and WhatsApp for Mac.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The vulnerability \u201ccould have allowed an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target\u2019s device\u201d, the company said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Apple has already released a patch to protect impacted devices, while WhatsApp is also rolling out an update that will make it impossible for cyber criminals to take advantage of the issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Security experts warned that the popularity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/apple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple<\/a> devices among senior executives, combined with the reach of WhatsApp \u2013 an estimated 3 billion people use the app \u2013 make them prime targets for hackers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">\u201cAttackers know that if they can find a way in, the payoff is huge,\u201d Adam Boynton, a senior security strategy manager at Apple device management firm Jamf, told The Independent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">\u201cIt is why we see significant investment from adversaries in uncovering zero-click vulnerabilities like this one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">\u201cThe objective is rarely just the initial compromise. Exploits of this kind are often a launchpad for extracting sensitive data, harvesting credentials, eavesdropping on conversations, or even staging a ransomware attack further down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">WhatsApp users on iPhones or Macs are advised to update the chat app to the latest version in order to protect against potential hacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Android users are also advised to enable automatic updates to benefit from future security fixes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WhatsApp has issued an urgent update after uncovering a serious security problem with the messaging app on iPhones&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,65235,65234,34640,65233,61,55327,3632],"class_list":["post-116563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-messaging-app","tag-security-advisory","tag-security-flaw","tag-serious-security-problem","tag-technology","tag-the-independent","tag-whatsapp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}