WhatsApp chat security gets big boost, slap in the face of hackers

WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption to safeguard chats on its platforms. However, the same privilege is not extended to WhatsApp chat backups that are stored on Google Drive for Android users and iCloud for iPhone users. This was actively targetted by hackers to steal information and other private data from WhatsApp users. To fix this, WhatsApp last month announced that soon it will be rolling out end-to-encrypted chat backups on its platform. At the time, the company had also said that WhatsApp users will have to opt-in or enable this feature and that it will be available in its Android and iOS-based apps in the coming weeks. Now, we finally have an update in this regard.