Security News > 2019 > May > Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones
2019-05-14 06:18
Whatsapp has recently patched a severe vulnerability that was being exploited by attackers to remotely install surveillance malware on a few "selected" smartphones by simply calling the targeted phone numbers over Whatsapp audio call. Discovered, weaponized and then sold by the Israeli company NSO Group that produces the most advanced mobile spyware on the planet, the WhatsApp exploit installs
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