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Title: Govt should raise budget to hunt zero‑day flaws in encrypted apps, easing watch
Post by: Prakash on Apr 08, 2026, 07:33 AM
Sources – thehindu (https://www.thehindu.org/news/national/up-ats-arrests-four-members-of-terror-module-with-links-to-pakistan-handlers/article70820347.ece), indiatoday (https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/lucknow/story/uttar-pradesh-ats-busts-terror-module-arson-sabotage-pakistani-handlers-2891438-2026-04-04), ptcnews (https://www.ptcnews.tv/nation/up-ats-foils-terror-plot-lucknow-railway-sabotage-pakistan-isi-link-4423184).

What's a zero‑day vulnerability? It's a hidden weakness in any tech/software/app that even the creator isn't aware of – a completely unknown loophole.

For example, Pegasus was a zero‑day exploit that could target WhatsApp and iMessage, giving full control of a phone without the user even knowing or interacting with any app.

Even though WhatsApp is marketed as secure, nothing is 100 % foolproof.