Is LeadHuntr by Local Owl Digital safe?
LeadHuntr lets any webpage that embeds WhatsApp Web read your groups and chats and send messages as you.
The extension removes the frame-blocking headers from web.whatsapp.com and injects a script into WhatsApp Web that answers postMessage requests without checking who sent them. A page that embeds WhatsApp Web in an iframe can ask it to list groups, read group messages and member details, read your own identity, and send messages from your account. The extension's own use is to embed WhatsApp Web, but the message handler accepts requests from any sender.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itLocal Owl Digital - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
Local Owl Digital - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 3 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed LeadHuntr by Local Owl Digital contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- web.whatsapp.com
LeadHuntr by Local Owl Digital sends data to web.whatsapp.com. 16 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.