It’s important to note that the mobile app has users on practically every continent, including Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. In fact, India (390.1 million), Brazil (108.4 million), and the United States (75.1 million) have the most users in the world.
October '24 Reports suggest that the hackers managed to access customer call records and potentially listen to phone conversations and read text messages, raising alarms about the security of US telecommunications infrastructure.
In response to recent advisories... U.S. officials have since recommended the adoption of encrypted communication tools such as WhatsApp and Signal.
Your unique phone number...
identifies your Cell phone.
identifies your WhatsApp on a cell phone.
connects you to all your phone contacts
If cell towers go down...
your cell phone service is done.
WhatsApp ( and your unique phone number) still work via internet service.
connects you to all your same phone contacts who also use WhatsApp.
WhatsApp...
is not a replacement for your cell service.
is a backup for your cell phone service.
You will likely never see all your contacts using WhatsApp. But when that nationwide cyber attack knocks down all the Verizon infrastructure (and all its satellite services) it would be prudent to at least have that ONE contact you call everyday... or the two or three contacts you call every week... also using WhatsApp. Send (TEXT) them the link to this page.
