Some 500 million WhatsApp accounts were hacked around the world, with data suggesting that nearly 19 million Moroccan accounts are included.
The hackers announced on the dark web that the hacked accounts come from 84 different countries, and assured that the database is recent and the numbers are still active.
According to Cyber News, the hacked phone numbers, with their owner’s names, are currently on sale on a dark web forum, potentially exposing users to phishing attacks and spam advertisement.
It is currently impossible to figure out who was targeted by the attack, but the same source notes that the hack was allegedly possible through “scraping”, by collecting publicly accessible data on the internet, thanks to automated software such as when users fill out online forms.
Out of 84 countries, Morocco is reportedly the 7th most affected country, while the country with the most hacked accounts is Egypt, with nearly 45 million users, followed by Italy with more than 35 million, and the United States in third place with a total of 32 million numbers.
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