CERT-In Issues High Severity Security Warning for WhatsApp Users
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a high severity rating advisory for WhatsApp users. The cyber security agency has warned WhatsApp users in the country about certain vulnerabilities, which could lead to a breach of sensitive information of WhatsApp users.
The agency has stated that vulnerability has been discovered in software that has “WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.4.18 and WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.32.”
The advisory noted that, “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in WhatsApp applications and successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system.”
The advisory adds that these vulnerabilities “exist in WhatsApp applications due to a cache configuration issue and missing bounds check within the audio decoding pipeline.”
The advisory stated that WhatsApp users should update to the latest version of the app from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store in order to counter this vulnerability threat.
Top 3 IT Firms Hiring Up 44% in 2020-21
As the software giants booked record deals in 2020, the top 3 Indian IT services companies hired 72,000 employees in financial year 2020-21, up 44% from about 50,000 in the previous fiscal. The same trend is expected to continue this fiscal.
The IT industry is seeing a remarkable growth surge, which is also combined with a renewed interest in moving work offshore to destinations like India. TCS expanded its workforce by 40,005 people to touch 4,88,469, Infosys added 17,248 employees and Wipro added 14,826. In comparison, in FY10, the year after the global financial crisis, these three companies cumulatively hired about 36,000 people.
