WhatsApp Privacy Bug Discovered by Zonel Sougaijam

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WhatsApp Privacy Bug Discovered by Manipur Man Facebook has honoured a Manipuri man for discovering a WhatsApp bug that violated the privacy of a user. Zonel Sougaijam, a 22-year-old civil engineer, said that the social media giant awarded USD 5000 to him and also included him in the ‘Facebook Hall of Fame 2019’, for detecting WhatsApp bug. Sougaijam’s name is currently at the 16th position in a list of 94 people in the ‘Facebook Hall of Fame’ for this year.

“During a voice call through WhatsApp, the bug used to allow the caller to upgrade it to a video call without the authorization and knowledge of the receiver. The caller was then able to see what the other person was doing, violating the privacy of the receiver,” Sougaijam told PTI. After discovering the bug, Sougaijam said, he had reported the matter to the Bug Bounty Program of Facebook, which deals with the violation of privacy matters, in March.

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He said his report was acknowledged by the Facebook security team the very next day and its technical department fixed the bug within 15-20 days. “After reviewing this issue, we have decided to award you a bounty of $5000,” The Facebook said in an e-mail sent to Sougaijam. The man said he found his name in Facebook ‘Hall of Fame’ page this month. Facebook, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, purchased the messaging service WhatsApp for a staggering USD 19 billion in February 2014.

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