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Australian security forces ban the ise of Whatsapp and Signal
(www.theguardian.com)
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WhatsApp has been exploited before with a zero-day, check the Complaints section in this link:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)
The reality is WhatsApp and Signal will continue to be high-value targets for exploits given the number of users, cloud infrastructure reliance and promise of secure communications, so it's a wise idea to avoid them for defence matters.
Best use apps that are less audited and practice security by obscurity?