{"id":5313,"date":"2012-09-18T10:46:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T08:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/digital-world\/send-an-sms-again-whatsapp-is-broken-really-broken\/09-2012\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:42:09","slug":"send-an-sms-again-whatsapp-is-broken-really-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/en\/technology\/send-an-sms-again-whatsapp-is-broken-really-broken\/09-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Send an SMS Again \u2013 \u201cWhatsApp Is Broken, Really Broken\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone who wants to know just how insecure communication via WhatsApp can be should read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sueddeutsche.de\/digital\/sicherheitsprobleme-bei-smartphone-app-whatsapp-ist-kaputt-richtig-kaputt-1.1470257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article in S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/a>. 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