Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension (HermeticReader) that allowed access to private WhatsApp conversations without authentication, potentially affecting 329 million users. Adobe has patched the security flaw.
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The Adobe Acrobat extension for Chrome could be used to access conversations and data rendered in WhatsApp Web without any form of authentication. [...]
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Security researchers at Guardio Labs disclosed HermeticReader, a now-patched vulnerability chain in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension that could let a malicious website read WhatsApp Web data from a victim’s active browser session [cybersecuritynews.com#1][thehackernews.com#1][bleepingcomputer.com#1][securityweek.com#1]. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-48294, carries a CVSS score of 7.4, and aff
⚠️ Adobe Acrobat Extension Flaw Lets Attackers Steal WhatsApp Chats From 329 Million Users Source: https:// cybersecuritynews.com/acrobat- extension-flaw-whatsapp-chats/ A newly disclosed flaw in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension allowed attackers to silently harvest WhatsApp Web chats, contacts, and profile data from any user who simply visited a malicious webpage no clicks, downloads, or creden
⚪️ Bug in Adobe Acrobat’s Chrome extension exposed WhatsApp messages and contacts 🗨️ Researchers at Guardio Labs have discovered a vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat extension for Chrome, which has been installed about 329 million times. The bug allowed malicious websites to steal data from the web version of WhatsApp without using malware,… 🔗 https:// hackmag.com/news/hermeticreade r?utm_source