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'Israeli' hackers target WhatsApp voice calls with spyware
Updated On: 15 May, 2019 08:58 AM IST | | Agencies
The FT cited a spyware dealer as saying the tool was developed by a shadowy Israel-based firm called the NSO Group, which has been accused of helping governments from the Middle East to Mexico snoop on activists and journalists
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San Francisco: A security flaw in WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging apps, allowed sophisticated attackers to install spyware on phones, the company said Tuesday, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook.
The vulnerability – first reported by the Financial Times, and fixed in the latest WhatsApp update – allowed hackers to insert malicious software on phones by calling the target using the app, which is used by 1.5 billion people around the world.
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