Breaking WhatsApp Has Exposed Phones To Israeli Spyware

[iDJ]

On Monday, WhatsApp admitted a major cybersecurity breach that has enabled targeted spyware to be installed on phones through voice calls. The security vulnerability affects both iPhone and Android devices, with malicious code (allegedly) from Israel’s NSO Group, transmitted whether or not a user answers an infected call.

Facebook has suffered a multitude of security and privacy breaches in the last year, but this news that a government-grade intelligence collection application had targeted the company’s WhatsApp application is different. WhatsApp is Facebook’s flagship messaging application and is lauded for its end-to-end encryption, both for messaging and voice calls. As a result, it has become a standard communications platform for government and security officials in many countries around the world.

WhatsApp Has Exposed Phones To Israeli Spyware -- Update Your Apps Now

 

[mmadhankumar]

Wondering how this is a "good news". Did your worst pal or your ex phone got hacked due to this??

Change prefix bro..

 

[iDJ]

Wondering how this is a "good news". Did your worst pal or your ex phone got hacked due to this??

Change prefix bro..

It's kind of I told you so kind of good news.

 

[somnath chakraborty]

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