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Attackers Exploit WhatsApp Flaw to Auto-Install Spyware
2019-05-14 12:33

Immediate App Updating Required to Protect Apple and Android Device UsersFacebook is warning users of its WhatsApp messaging app to update immediately to fix a flaw that is being used to remotely install Pegasus surveillance software from Israel's NSO Group. WhatsApp says a "select number" of targets were hit by the attacks, which it has blamed on "an advanced cyber actor."


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https://www.inforisktoday.com/attackers-exploit-whatsapp-flaw-to-auto-install-spyware-a-12480

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