A surprising amount can be read from the data, and for some users, it can be life-threatening.

The entire WhatsApp profile database (including correlatable phone numbers and face photos) leaked.

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3.5 Billion Accounts: Complete WhatsApp Directory Retrieved and Evaluated

Vienna researchers retrieved all WhatsApp numbers. The 3.5 billion profiles represent the largest data leak in history—and it's worse than you might think.

^{Daniel AJ Sokolov (heise online)}