• WhatsApp has over 2 billion users globally. The threat actor claims that the leaked data set contains records of over 487 million users around the world.
Phone numbers of about 500 million WhatsApp users are on sale. As reported by CyberNews, a threat actor has posted an ad on a hacking community forum, claiming it is selling a 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp user mobile numbers. The actor claimed that the database contains mobile numbers of active WhatsApp users from 84 different countries. The list included the US, UK, Russia, Egypt, Italy, Saudi Arabia and even India.
WhatsApp has over 2 billion users globally. The threat actor claims that the leaked data set contains over 32 million US user records. Similarly, the number of affected users is 45 million in Egypt, 35 million in Italy, 29 million in Saudi Arabia, 20 million in France, and 20 million in Turkey. The database reportedly contains the phone numbers of around 10 million Russians and over 11 million UK citizens.
According to the report, the hacker is selling these datasets on the dark web. It claims that the threat actor is selling the US dataset for $7,000 (approximately ₹5,71,690). While the UK and Germany datasets cost $2,500 (approximately ₹2,04,175) and $2,000 (approximately ₹1,63,340) respectively.
How to check whether your data is leaked or not
Is your mobile number also available for sale on the dark web? CyberNews provides a way to check whether your data has been leaked or not. This way
- Visit https://cybernews.com/personal-data-leak-check/
- Enter your mobile number or email here in the search field
Then click on Check Now
- Search result will show whether your data is leaked or not. You can see your result on this page.
What to do if your data is leaked?
If the search result shows that your email ID has been hacked, it is advised to change the password of your email ID. Always use a strong password that is difficult to crack. If your mobile number has been leaked, it is advised to avoid answering calls from unknown, suspicious numbers. Also, avoid clicking on any such link that you may receive through SMS.
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