WhatsApp Data Breach History

This page tracks the WhatsApp data breach history and cybersecurity incidents affecting WhatsApp (United States). BreachHistory currently indexes 1 publicly disclosed or catalogued incident spanning 2019, with approximately an unknown number of records reported as exposed across all indexed events. These totals may include overlapping datasets or third-party estimates and should not be interpreted as unique affected users.

The WhatsApp breach timeline includes major data breaches, cyber attacks, data leaks, credential exposures, API abuse, and other security incidents. Each incident provides details on the estimated records exposed, attack method, affected data types, and supporting public sources. Currently, 0 incidents are company-confirmed.

Largest WhatsApp Data Breaches

Indexed WhatsApp incidents are listed below. Where a public count is unavailable, the catalog shows unknown records exposed. Open each page for attack method, data types, and sources.

• 2019 2019 — Spyware — about Unknown records exposed · Catalogued incident

What Information Was Exposed?

Depending on the incident, exposed data may include email addresses, names, physical addresses, and other personal information (PII). The exact data varies between incidents, so review each breach page before assuming your information was affected.

WhatsApp Data Breach 2026

At the time of this update, no WhatsApp data breach has been catalogued for 2026. New incidents are added as official disclosures, regulatory filings, or credible cybersecurity reports become available.

What To Do If You Were Affected

If you believe your account may have been involved in a WhatsApp data breach, change any reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitor your account for suspicious activity, and be cautious of phishing emails or fake breach notifications.

This WhatsApp breach history is maintained by BreachHistory using public disclosures, regulatory filings, security research, and clearly labelled third-party claims. For the complete breach timeline, records exposed, incident details, and AI Breach Risk Score, explore the sections on this page.