Phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users have been stolen and put on sale on a “well-known” hacking community forum, according to a report by Cybernews. The database, allegedly from 2022 containing this private information, spans users from 84 countries including the US, the UK, Egypt, Italy, and India. The hacker behind the breach claims all numbers belong to seemingly “active” WhatsApp users.

WhatsApp data of 500 million users 'on sale', says report

In the latest news coming in, a WhatsApp Spokesperson told WION "The claim written on Cybernews is based on unsubstantiated screenshots. There is no evidence of a ‘data leak’ from WhatsApp." Watch this video to know more.

WhatsApp denies ‘data leak', says reports are based on 'unsubstantiated' screenshots

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WhatsApp data of 500 million users 'on sale', says report

WhatsApp denies ‘data leak', says reports are based on 'unsubstantiated' screenshots