WhatsApp head Will Cathcart warns against downloading fake versions of the app

WhatsApp Head will go down to Twitter to warn users not to download fake versions or modified from the WhatsApp application. He said that while this application might look harmless, they worked around WhatsApp’s privacy and security systems, putting users in risk.Cathcart said that his team had found hidden malware in applications that could be downloaded outside the Google Play Store from the developer named Heymods. This developer produces a series of artificial applications and one of them is called Hey WhatsApp.

The application promises new features that are not found in the official version to captivate people, and then steal their personal information without them realizing it. Cathcart said that his team had told Google and updated it with the information they found.He said that the Google Play Store can now detect and block previously “Fake Fake Version” from WhatsApp, and advise users not to deviate away from the official Android application store.

Cathcart encourages users to report every example of friends or family members who use evil applications, and to encourage them to, “only use WhatsApp from a trusted application store” or the official website of the company owned by Meta.”Mobile malware is an evil threat that must be resisted and the security community continues to develop new ways to prevent them from spreading,” Cathcart wrote in his tweet.