Security News > 2019 > May > It's 2019 and a WhatsApp call can hack a phone: Zero-day exploit infects mobes with spyware
2019-05-14 01:18
Rap for surveillanceware chaps in chat app voice yap trap flap – now everyone patch A security flaw in WhatsApp can be, and has been, exploited to inject spyware into victims' smartphones: all a snoop needs to do is make a booby-trapped voice call to a target's number, and they're in. The victim doesn't need to do a thing other than leave their phone on.…
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