WhatsApp quashes data breach claims that say nearly 500M phone numbers leaked

CyberNews reported on Saturday that a threat actor was in the business of selling a database containing the phone numbers of more than 487 million WhatsApp users.

The data breach report was “based on unsubstantiated screenshots,” a WhatsApp spokesperson claimed, and the business had “no evidence of a ‘data leak’.”

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