Tag: Bug

WhatsApp bug causing some Android devices to falsely report microphone access

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San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp and Google have acknowledged a bug that seems to be allowing WhatsApp to access phones’ microphones unnecessarily on some Android devices.
The issue first surfaced a month ago, but it received renewed attention after a Twitter engineer mentioned it in a post boosted by Elon Musk, reports Engadget.
Twitter engineer Foad Dabiri recently shared an image that raised concerns about the app’s privacy practices. The image appeared to show that the app’s microphone was continuously running in the background, even when not in use.

Dabiri tweeted a screenshot from the Privacy Dashboard on his Android device, which revealed how frequently the app accessed his microphone and camera.
“WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background, while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6 a.m. (and that’s just a part of the timeline!) What’s going on?,” he tweeted.
Later, Musk retweeted Dabiri’s post, saying “WhatsApp cannot be trusted”.
According to a statement shared on Twitter by WhatsApp, the problem was caused by an Android-related issue rather than inappropriate microphone access by the messaging app.
“We believe this is a bug on Android that mis-attributes information in their Privacy Dashboard and have asked Google to investigate and remediate,” the company said.

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May 10, 2023
Google Pixel Watch bug impacting users’ alarms

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San Francisco: Some Google Pixel Watch users have reported that their alarms have been going off late because of a bug.
Taking to Reddit, several users complained about the bug, reports Gizmochina.
While one user said that their alarm for 7 p.m., set as a reminder to give their son milk, had been going off late for the last few days.
Another said that their alarm had gone off a few minutes before or after the set time.
It is expected a recent update might have caused the issue.
However, it is still unclear what is the reason causing the issue, but there might be a possibility that the watch is in a deep sleep mode before the alarm goes off, making it difficult to rouse it on time.
Google will likely address the bug in the next few days and will roll out an update to the Pixel watches to solve the issue, the report said.

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March 6, 2023
Bug in GTA Online game corrupt players’ accounts

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San Francisco: The payers of Rockstar Games’ popular multiplayer action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online have reported losing game progress, stealing of in-game money and ban from game servers due to an alleged vulnerability in the PC version of the game.
According to BleepingComputer, the developer of the ‘North’ Grand Theft Auto V cheat exploited a new “remote code execution” vulnerability in the PC game client to remotely change player account attributes (such as zero their money balance), corrupt accounts, and even ban players from the game.
Originally released in October 2013, GTA Online is a multiplayer version of Rockstar Games’ popular action-adventure game series, with updates added to it for free.
The North GTA Online cheat developer added these new features on January 20, as part of its 2.0.0 release, according to the report.
However, on January 21, the developer removed these abusive features, apologising for the mayhem they had caused.
“Removed bad sport/corrupt account for players (bad judgement on my part for adding this public),” read a changelog for the North cheat.
“Removed take money from player (bad judgement on my part for adding this public),” it added.
The reversal, however, came too late, as many gamers had already been affected.

The Rockstar Games support forum has been inundated with user reports of account issues since the cheat’s release, the report mentioned.
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January 26, 2023
Bug in GTA V Online corrupt players’ accounts

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San Francisco: The payers of Rockstar Games’ popular multiplayer action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online have reported losing game progress, stealing of in-game money and ban from game servers due to an alleged vulnerability in the PC version of the game.
According to BleepingComputer, the developer of the ‘North’ Grand Theft Auto V cheat exploited a new “remote code execution” vulnerability in the PC game client to remotely change player account attributes (such as zero their money balance), corrupt accounts, and even ban players from the game.
Originally released in October 2013, GTA Online is a multiplayer version of Rockstar Games’ popular action-adventure game series, with updates added to it for free.
The North GTA Online cheat developer added these new features on January 20, as part of its 2.0.0 release, according to the report.
However, on January 21, the developer removed these abusive features, apologising for the mayhem they had caused.
“Removed bad sport/corrupt account for players (bad judgement on my part for adding this public),” read a changelog for the North cheat.
“Removed take money from player (bad judgement on my part for adding this public),” it added.
The reversal, however, came too late, as many gamers had already been affected.

The Rockstar Games support forum has been inundated with user reports of account issues since the cheat’s release, the report mentioned.
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January 26, 2023