Adobe Acrobat Extension Flaw Lets Attackers Steal WhatsApp Chats From 329 Million Users
Wed Jul 22 2026
Privacy
Social Media
Vulnerability
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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 credential theft required. Security researchers at Guardio Labs uncovered the flaw, dubbed “HermeticReader,” and officially tracked as CVE-2026-48294 with a […]
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