Isizindalwazi sezinombolo zocingo zekota yabo bonke abasebenzisi bohlelo lokusebenza oludumile lokuthumela imiyalezo i-WhatsApp isanda kuthengiswa esithangamini somphakathi sabaduni. Umthengisi uthi isizindalwazi sisesikhathini samanje futhi sinezinombolo zocingo eziyizigidi ezingama-487 zabasebenzisi abasebenzayo bohlelo lokusebenza abavela emazweni angama-84, okuhlanganisa ne-Czech Republic.
Okwamanje i-WhatsApp inabasebenzisi abacishe babe yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, okusho ukuthi isizindalwazi kubikwa ukuthi sinezinombolo zocingo zekota yabo. Ngokusho komdayisi, izinombolo zocingo zihlanganisa, phakathi kokunye, abasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingu-2 baseGibhithe, abayizigidi ezingu-45 base-Italy, abayizigidi ezingu-35 base-USA, abayizigidi ezingu-32 baseSaudi Arabia, abayizigidi ezingu-29 baseFrance kanye nenani elifanayo laseTurkey, izigidi ezingu-20 ezivela I-Russia, izigidi ezingu-10 ezivela eGreat Britain noma ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-11 ezivela eCzech Republic.
Ngokusho kwewebhusayithi Ama-cybernews, owabika ngokuvuza okukhulu, umdayisi akazange achaze kabanzi ngokuthi "ufike kanjani" ku-database. Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka ukuthi ifinyelele kuyo kusetshenziswa inqubo eyaziwa ngokuthi i-scraping, ehlanganisa ukuqoqa idatha kumawebhusayithi. Ngamanye amazwi, i-WhatsApp ayizange igetshengiwe, kodwa umuntu okukhulunywa ngaye futhi mhlawumbe nabanye kungenzeka ukuthi baqoqe izinombolo zocingo ezibalelwa ezigidini ezingu-500 kuwebhusayithi.
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Isizindalwazi esinjalo singasetshenziselwa ugaxekile, imizamo yobugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi neminye imisebenzi efanayo. Futhi ayikho ngempela indlela yokwazi ukuthi inombolo yakho empeleni ikuleyo database. Kunoma ikuphi, ungazivikela emehlweni okubuka angafinyelela izinombolo zakho ngokuya ku Izilungiselelo, khetha inketho I-Soukromí bese ushintsha izilungiselelo zesimo sokugcina nesiku-inthanethi, Isithombe sephrofayili kanye nephrofayili informace ku-"Engixhumana nabo".
