You can certainly trust the technology to do a lot, but that videos on WhatsApp can now even be hacked?
There have been warnings about a dangerous “Martinelli” video for years. According to the chain letter, this video is said to be able to “hack” the smartphone as soon as you open it. The entire device should then be unusable.
This WhatsApp message is:

“Tomorrow there will be a video on WhatsApp called martinelli.
Please do not open. It hacks your phone and can no longer be repaired. Also don't click on WhatsApp Gold updates. Just hit the news and is considered very serious. Please forward."
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Since 2017 – And still a fake!
In fact, this chain letter has been going around since 2017, back then in Italian... would one of you like to calculate how many “mornings” there have been since then when that video is supposed to appear on WhatsApp?
The Spanish police also pointed out on Twitter that it was a fake:
Circula por #WhatsApp 📱 this message advirtiendo sobre el "vídeo de Martinelli"👉🏻 #Stopbulos , ✋🏻no lo compartas https://t.co/TtAb0aYNUE pic.twitter.com/R4aOovWAo3
— Policía Nacional (@policia) July 29, 2017
And what is WhatsApp Gold all about? read the whole story about the WhatsApp Gold case .
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Conclusion:
There is no virus or video and the updates to WhatsApp Gold are also far-fetched.
The best way to break the chain is not to share the message, but to delete it and inform the sender that it is a chain letter and that this virus does not exist.
Nevertheless, you should always remain vigilant about what you receive via WhatsApp. Even if a friend or family member sent the message, you shouldn't just click or forward everything at random.
There are enough phishing attempts , data theft and Trojans that are sent in this way - but the “Martinelli virus” is not one of them.
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