Meta makes WhatsApp Research Proxy available to selected bug bounty researchers
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Meta has released WhatsApp Research Proxy to selected bug bounty researchers, adding a new way to study WhatsApp's network protocol. The tool is meant to improve protocol research and make WhatsApp security testing more efficient. Meta is also piloting a focused program for platform abuse research with internal engineering and tooling support. The move matters because WhatsApp remains a lucrative attack surface for state-sponsored actors and commercial spyware vendors.
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18.11.2025 17:56 2 articles · 6mo ago
Meta makes WhatsApp Research Proxy available to selected researchers
Initial DisclosureMeta made WhatsApp Research Proxy available to selected long-time bug bounty researchers and launched a pilot to improve research into WhatsApp network-protocol and platform-abuse issues. The program is intended to lower the barrier for academics and other researchers while giving them internal engineering and tooling support to study WhatsApp-specific technologies.
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- Meta Expands WhatsApp Security Research with New Proxy Tool and $4M in Bounties This Year — thehackernews.com — 18.11.2025 17:56
- Meta Expands WhatsApp Security Research with New Proxy Tool and $4M in Bounties This Year — thehackernews.com — 18.11.2025 17:56