2 papers
cs.CR2025
Hey there! You are using WhatsApp: Enumerating Three Billion Accounts for Security and Privacy
Gabriel K. Gegenhuber, Philipp É. Frenzel, Maximilian Günther +2
WhatsApp, with 3.5 billion active accounts as of early 2025, is the world's largest instant messaging platform. Given its massive user base, WhatsApp plays a critical role in globa…
cs.CR2024
Careless Whisper: Exploiting Silent Delivery Receipts to Monitor Users on Mobile Instant Messengers
Gabriel K. Gegenhuber, Maximilian Günther, Markus Maier +4
With over 3 billion users globally, mobile instant messaging apps have become indispensable for both personal and professional communication. Besides plain messaging, many services…