Whatsapp security vulnerability went undetected for months – what Chrome users should know
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A popular Adobe browser extension, which is installed on around 329 million computers worldwide, has apparently contained a serious security issue for months. This affected the interaction of the Adobe Acrobat extension for Chrome with a built-in function called “Hermes”, which integrates WhatsApp Web into the PDF software.
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A popular Adobe browser extension, which is installed on around 329 million computers worldwide, has apparently contained a serious security issue for months.
according to Frankfurter Rundschau +1This affected the interaction of the Adobe Acrobat extension for Chrome with a built-in function called “Hermes”, which integrates WhatsApp Web into the PDF software.
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