Sleep Pattern WhatsApp Users Easy To Follow

It's easy to follow WhatsApp usage and sleep patterns of WhatsApp users. For example, information that can be sold to health insurers and credit agencies, says software engineer Robert Heaton . Using only the WhatsApp user's phone number, it is possible to read his status, as if he is online and when he was last seen.

It is not necessary to be friends with the WhatsApp user. Only a phone number is sufficient. Heaton wrote a simple script that requests information every 10 seconds at WhatsApp. Then he processed the data in a graph, making it clear that the sleep pattern of the WhatsApp user he wanted to follow became clear. Users can set to see their "last seen" status show. By default, however, this status is visible to everyone. Additionally, users can not hide their "online" status.

According to Heaton, it is so easy to make graphs of both theirs and strangers using their WhatsApp use and sleep patterns. Information that can be sold to health insurers and credit agencies that are interested in "deviant behavior", for example, let the engineer know. Other scenarios are outlined at Hacker News , which allows the status information to communicate which friends communicate in a contact list via the status information. For example, it may be outdated whether people are cheating or having an affair.

WhatsApp Collects Phone Numbers And Call Duration

WhatsApp collects phone numbers, duration of calls and other information, as researchers from the University of New Haven determined. WhatsApp, the popular chat app in the world and has over 800 million users worldwide.

Last year it was acquired by Facebook for $ 19 billion. Due to the acquisition by the social network and the large number of users, according to the researchers, is important to know how the network protocol of WhatsApp works and what forensically relevant data it contains. For the study, the researchers decided to unravel the connection between the WhatsApp program and the WhatsApp servers.

Through the network traffic, the researchers were able to identify various data, such as WhatsApp phone numbers, metadata about the call set-up and the duration of the call. They also discovered the codec used WhatsApp for calls, as well as the IP addresses of the relay servers which run the WhatsApp conversations.

"Our research shows which data can be gathered through forensic examination of WhatsApp and provides a way for others to conduct additional research on network forensics messaging apps," said researcher Ibrahim Baggili. The researchers note that decrypting the network traffic was not easy. For this it is necessary to have access to both the data on the device as the entire network traffic. The research of the researchers: "WhatsApp Network Forensics: Decrypting and Understanding WhatsApp Call Signaling Messages" is published in the journal Digital Investigation.

Bug In Skype Chat Fixed

The bug in the chat function of Skype's already solved: Skype has released a software update.
In the chat you came into trouble if you typed the following characters and sent: http: // :. Then crashed chat program. Even if you got sent to the characters: Skype quit and each time the program rebooted, the chat service crashes again.

The bug affected only people who use a Skype version for Windows, Android or iOS. The problem did not occur with the Mac version and those using the touchscreen version for Windows 8, reports VentureBeat .

On skype.com/download can now download the latest version of the program.

iMessage crash

A painful situation for Skype, says tech editor Nando Kasteleijn. "Especially because typing http: // :. prevents faster than the strange series that marks late crash iMessage So if you want to send a link to someone, you better direct copy and paste the entire URL. "

SkypeSupport We need a new version of Skype asap. Crashing Bug Affecting phone and desktop clients.- Rafael Rivera (WithinRafael) June 2, 2015

Last week it was announced that a message with a series of strange characters include your iMessage, WhatsApp and Twitter Account may crash. "It is striking that several platforms prove to crash relatively quick succession after entering certain characters," said Nando.

Skype has thus solved the problem and that's a lot faster than Apple.

DroidJack RAT Android App Malware

Software developers who first made ​​apps for Android now versatile malware developed for the platform that it include possible to eavesdrop on conversations, intercept WhatsApp messages, looking into the camera or the microphone to listen to the environment. It is a remote administration tool (RAT) called DroidJack.

DroidJack website homepage

In a report issued late last year on Facebook developers claimed that they were novice entrepreneurs. They published at the same time on Google Play app that allows to control a remote computer. Symantec had the legitimate app developers with little success and they then directed their attention to the development of Android malware. DroidJack is now openly available over the internet. The malware will cost $ 210, which buyers also get lifetime support.

In order to carry out the RAT are no root rights are required. Once activated, it is possible to steal files, read WhatsApp messages, calls and eavesdrop on the microphone, see the address book, to operate the camera and the last GPS location to retrieve the device and Google Maps to display. The malware is equipped with a disclaimer, but they come before a judge not get away with, says analyst Peter Coogan.

Some of the Features of DroidJack:

• No root access required 
• Bind the DroidJack server APK with any other game or app 
• Install any APK and update server 
• Copy files from device to computer 
• View all messages on the device 
• Listen to call conversations made on the device 
• List all the contacts on the device 
• Listen live or record audio from the device's microphone 
• Gain control of the camera on the device 
• Get IMEI number, Wi-Fi MAC address, and cellphone carrier details 
• Get the device’s last GPS location check in and show it in Google Maps

There are many more features which the App offers.

Disclaimer:

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