A new malware is in the hunt of WhatsApp data – Eset Support experts alert!

WhatsApp is the most popular chat application millions of people use for chatting important and personal messages. There is a big mine of data that is being exchanged by the users all over. While the company has always cared for secure ecosystem on its application, but new loopholes keep on evolving that can be harmful to the users. As per the eminent Eset Tech Support techies, a new type of malware can enter through the WhatsApp messages and compromise them in undesirable ways. As per the report, the Android-based malware can not only infect the chats but also induce surveillance methods on the app, which can hamper the privacy of the users. This kind of spyware has been spotted as an ‘open development project.’ This new WhatsApp malware underwent an investigation that revealed it to be found resting on GitHub (a public repository). It also contains the root function known as MainActvity.class that basically has the OwnMeclass with it. The malware basically throws a pop-...