Government has a warning for these WhatsApp users: What is it and how you can stay safe

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity alert regarding a security vulnerability in the WhatsApp Desktop application for Windows. The flaw, identified in versions earlier than 2.2450.6, poses significant risks, including unauthorised access, data theft, and malicious code execution.

CERT-In warning for WhatsApp users

According to CERT-In, the issue arises from a misconfiguration between the MIME type and file extension handling for attachments.