The past week was surely unusual in one way: there was no smartphone launch. However, other than the mobile space there was a lot of action in the technology industry in India and globally. Samsung and Sony launched their new TVs; Asus and Panasonic expanded their laptops lineup. Google added new features to Google Maps in India, including location of vaccination centres. All this and other top tech news of the week…
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Researchers warn of new security issue in WhatsApp that may lead to anyone deleting your account
There’s a new security flaw in WhatsApp that may allow anyone to delete your WhatsApp account without your knowledge. All that the personal requires is your phone number and zero ‘hacking skills’. As per a report by Forbes, security researchers Luis Márquez Carpintero and Ernesto Canales found out that it is relatively easy to lock out a WhatsApp user by simply entering wrong two-factor-authentication (2FA) codes multiple times. Read the complete article here