WhatsApp claims there is no proof of a data breach affecting 500 million users

 WhatsApp claims there is no proof of a data breach affecting 500 million users.

• Due to its end-to-end encryption feature, WhatsApp is regarded as a secure platform, yet there may have been a data leak that affected approximately 500 million users.
• Today, WhatsApp vehemently denied any server data leaks.
• According to WhatsApp, the report concerning the data leak is based on erroneous screenshots.
• After numerous platforms claimed that information on around 500 million WhatsApp users had been compromised, WhatsApp made their assertion.

Data Leak from WhatsApp: The instant messaging service today denied that any data had been leaked from its systems. According to WhatsApp, the report concerning the data leak is based on erroneous screenshots. Following several media' reports that data of around 500 million WhatsApp users had Supposedly leaked and perhaps for sale. In response, a WhatsApp spokeswoman stated: "The claim made on Cyber news is supported only by fictitious screenshots. There is no proof that WhatsApp has "leaked data.""

According to earlier reports, WhatsApp, which is regarded as a secure platform because of its end-to-end encryption feature, may have experienced a data leak that exposed the information of around 500 million users.

Digital media outlet Mashable India has stated that a recent claim from Cyber news claims that someone managed to hack WhatsApp and obtain the personal data of around 500 million users, which is now allegedly up for sale.

On a hacker website, an actor allegedly promoted the sale of the personal data of over 487 million WhatsApp users, including their cell phone numbers. The According to the listing, there are 32 million US users among the 84 other countries represented in the user data, including Egypt, Italy, Saudi Arabia, France, and Turkey.

The stolen phone numbers might be used for phishing, impersonation, and other illegal activities. The parent company of WhatsApp, Meta, has not yet responded on this development.

According to Mashable India, the price of the US WhatsApp user information is USD 7,000, which is far more expensive than the prices for user data from the UK and Germany, which are USD 2,500 and USD 2,000, respectively.