"WhatsApp, Telegram Had Security Flaws That Let Hackers Change What You See"

Security researchers from Symantec have discovered a vulnerability contained by popular encrypted messaging applications, WhatsApp and Telegram. The exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the modification of images and audio files by hackers. According to researchers, the vulnerability could allow hackers to manipulate photos of invoices, resulting in money being received by incorrect recipients. This article continues to discuss the use of secure messaging apps, the vulnerability found to be contained by WhatsApp and Telegram, how this vulnerability was discovered by researchers, and the discovery of a fake version of one of the apps. 

CNET reports "WhatsApp, Telegram Had Security Flaws That Let Hackers Change What You See"