The hacker was selling the US dataset for $7,000, the UK for $2,500, and Germany for $2,000, according to the report.
WhatsApp phone numbers of 487 million users have been stolen and put on sale on a “well-known” hacking community forum, the media reported. According to Cybernews, the dataset allegedly contains WhatsApp user data from 84 countries and phone numbers of over 32 million users from the US, 11 million from the UK, and 10 million from Russia.
It is really unbelievable how people continue to use wa, especially for work (which is very serious), without bothering to check whether data protection regulations are being followed, especially by the controller (that is WhatsApp).
What has happened shows how high the risks are for users’ personal data who are not given control over their data.
Join our awareness campaign on the conscious and correct use of IM apps that respect data protection and privacy.
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It is really unbelievable how people continue to use wa, especially for work (which is very serious), without bothering to check whether data protection regulations are being followed, especially by the controller (that is WhatsApp). What has happened shows how high the risks are for users’ personal data who are not given control over their data. Join our awareness campaign on the conscious and correct use of IM apps that respect data protection and privacy.