{"id":10744,"date":"2022-10-07T20:22:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T18:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/meta-is-suing-app-developers-for-stealing-whatsapp-user-info\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T22:08:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:08:55","slug":"meta-is-suing-app-developers-for-stealing-whatsapp-user-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/meta-is-suing-app-developers-for-stealing-whatsapp-user-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Is Suing App Developers For Stealing WhatsApp User Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s tough to be safe on the mobile market. There are several apps that you should not download if you want to maintain your privacy and security. Case and point, Meta has filed a lawsuit against a handful of app developers it believes to have stolen the data from millions of WhatsApp users.<br \/>\nThis Meta lawsuit is against three companies in particular<br \/>\nThe tech giant has its eye on three companies (HeyMods, Highlight Mobi, and HeyWhatsApp), and they all develop unofficial WhatsApp apps for the Google Play Store. Not only that but they also release their apps onto third-party APK sites and their own websites.<br \/>\nAs you can imagine, this is the perfect way for bad actors to get your information. Meta says that when these apps are installed, they then release malware onto the device. This malware will then harvest the users\u2019 credentials, hijack their accounts, and send spam messages to other users.<br \/>\nOnce they get ahold of your information, then they can do whatever they want with it. The Meta lawsuit alleges that these unofficial WhatsApp app Developers have access to millions of WhatsApp users\u2019 data.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Defendants programmed the Malicious Applications to communicate the user\u2019s credentials to WhatsApp\u2019s computers and obtain the users\u2019 account keys and authentication information (collectively, \u2018access information\u2019).\u201d<br \/>\nNot only is this illegal (and really scummy), but it\u2019s also against Meta\u2019s terms of service. These apps impacted a large number of users, which means that Meta has sustained some sort of damage.<br \/>\nWe are unsure how much Weta is suing these companies for, but we can expect that it\u2019s not going to take it easy on them. We will have to wait for more information from the story, as it is still developing.<br \/>\nBe sure to avoid unofficial apps<br \/>\nUnofficial apps seem to be tempting at times. They often advertise features that the official apps don\u2019t offer. While it\u2019s possible that they can, a lot of these apps cannot be trusted. You don\u2019t want to enter your information into any third-party companies, because you have no idea where that information will go. The best thing to do is to avoid using unofficial apps no matter how tempting they may be.<br \/>\nThe post Meta Is Suing App Developers For Stealing WhatsApp User Info appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-Logo-2-AH-.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s tough to be safe on the mobile market. 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