--- title: WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group... description: WhatsApp, although known for its end-to-end encryption, has been found lacking in cryptographic management for group messages. Researchers discovered that the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/whatsapp-provides-no-cryptographic-management-for-group-messages-h3iqoq1q9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages | daily.dev og:description: WhatsApp, although known for its end-to-end encryption, has been found lacking in cryptographic management for group messages. Researchers discovered that the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/whatsapp-provides-no-cryptographic-management-for-group-messages-h3iqoq1q9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/H3iqOq1q9.png og:image:alt: WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary WhatsApp, although known for its end-to-end encryption, has been found lacking in cryptographic management for group messages. Researchers discovered that the app allows the WhatsApp server to add new members to a group, posing a security risk as messages can be read by unauthorized individuals. This flaw is common in many messenger apps except Signal. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cryptography](https://daily.dev/tags/cryptography) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/whatsapp-provides-no-cryptographic-management-for-group-messages-h3iqoq1q9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/whatsapp-provides-no-cryptographic-management-for-group-messages-h3iqoq1q9","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/whatsapp-provides-no-cryptographic-management-for-group-messages-h3iqoq1q9"},"datePublished":"2025-05-07T22:11:26.672Z","dateModified":"2025-05-07T22:11:41.682Z","description":"WhatsApp, although known for its end-to-end encryption, has been found lacking in cryptographic management for group messages. Researchers discovered that the...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fcade2775f27fa9993178b8fc45dea58?_a=AQAEuj9","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fcade2775f27fa9993178b8fc45dea58?_a=AQAEuj9","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Ars Technica","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ars Technica","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/80883e0e48a34b5ebcf93777016cb3fe","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/whatsapp-provides-no-cryptographic-management-for-group-messages-h3iqoq1q9","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"tech-news,security,cryptography","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ars Technica","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages"}]} ```