WhatsApp chatbot was told not to recommend privacy regulators
Redact found the hidden text on October 8 across 80 help pages, including account-deletion guidance.
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4 articles · newest firstWhatsApp help pages hid chatbot orders not to name regulators
Redact counted 102 hidden blocks on 80 pages; Meta called it a bug and removed them by October 18.
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WhatsApp help pages exposed hidden instructions for a Meta chatbot
About 80 FAQ pages held roughly 100 hidden blocks telling a support model what not to say, including legal topics.
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Srsly Risky Biz: Data Theft Extortion Is Booming! Hooray!
Google's Threat Intelligence Group reports data theft extortion is surging, with Silent Ransom extracting $10M and $18M from two law firms and BlackFile taking $10M.
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