1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auWilliam Turtonhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/williamturton-usa/John McAfee Apparently Tried To Trick Reporters Into Thinking He Hacked WhatsApprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Qgn6pexmG4"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/05/john-mcafee-apparently-tried-to-trick-reporters-into-thinking-he-hacked-whatsapp/">John McAfee Apparently Tried To Trick Reporters Into Thinking He Hacked WhatsApp</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/05/john-mcafee-apparently-tried-to-trick-reporters-into-thinking-he-hacked-whatsapp/embed/#?secret=Qgn6pexmG4" width="600" height="338" title="“John McAfee Apparently Tried To Trick Reporters Into Thinking He Hacked WhatsApp” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="Qgn6pexmG4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/16/nzqjeff6u9tljsvghtkz-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601440John McAfee, noted liar and one-time creator of anti-virus software, apparently tried to convince reporters that he hacked the encryption used on WhatsApp. To do this, he attempted to send them phones with preinstalled malware and then convince them he was reading their encrypted conversations.