{
  "id": 3701832,
  "title": "Dangerous Google Chrome Flaw Could Expose Your WhatsApp Chats to Hackers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/dangerous-google-chrome-flaw-could-expose-your-whatsapp-chats-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:56:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/27/dangerous-google-chrome-flaw-could-expose-your-whatsapp-chats-to-hackers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WhatsApp users could be vulnerable to hackers accessing their chats through a security flaw in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome Extension, according to Pakistan's National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-48294, affects versions 26.5.2.2 and earlier of the extension and could allow malicious websites to access information from an active WhatsApp Web session in Google Chrome. Users visiting a specially designed website while using Chrome with the affected extension and an active WhatsApp Web session could have their chat lists, contact names, message previews, open conversations, and profile information exposed. Signs of an attack include browser redirections, suspicious website prompts, unrecognized activity on WhatsApp Web, and an outdated Adobe Acrobat Chrome Extension. National CERT recommends updating the extension, keeping all browser software updated, avoiding untrusted links, and minimizing browser extensions. Organizations are advised to monitor browser activity, extension versions, and WhatsApp Web sessions for suspicious behavior and report any confirmed exploitation attempts to National CERT Pakistan.",
  "summary": "WhatsApp Web users could be at risk of having their chats and personal information exposed through a security flaw in … Read More The post Dangerous Google Chrome Flaw Could Expose Your WhatsApp Chats to Hackers appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}