SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar.

We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape.

Each week, we curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and industry reports. 

Here are this week’s stories: 

China’s Salt Typhoon recorded phone calls of senior political figures

Anne Neuberger, US deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, revealed that the Chinese threat group Salt Typhoon, which recently targeted several major telecoms companies as part of an espionage campaign, has obtained metadata pertaining to many Americans, but the hackers also obtained actual phone call recordings belonging to very senior political individuals, Reuters reported. 

WhatsApp View Once bypass fixed by Meta

Zengo reported earlier this year that the View Once feature in WhatsApp, which makes content disappear from a chat after it has been viewed by the recipient, can be easily bypassed. Zengo disclosed the issue after learning of in-the-wild exploitation. The security firm reported that the issue has finally been fixed by Meta.