WhatsApp is reportedly yet to address a number of critical security flaws that have been linked to dozens of lynchings in India over the past couple of years. According to Israeli cyber-security firm, Check Point, the company has failed to address the issues in spite of being alerted to the problem last year.
“The scenario described here is merely the mobile equivalent of altering replies in an email thread to make it look like something a person didn’t write. We need to be mindful that addressing concerns raised by these researchers could make WhatsApp less private – such as storing information about the origin of messages”, the spokesperson said.
