Security News > 2019 > October > WhatsApp slaps app hacker chaps on the rack for booby-trapped chat: NSO Group accused of illegal hacking by Facebook
2019-10-29 21:51
Spyware used unlawfully against 1,400 targets, including human-rights bods, it is claimed Facebook and its WhatsApp subsidiary on Tuesday sued NSO Group, and affiliated corporate entity Q Cyber Technologies, alleging the Israel-based spyware maker unlawfully hacked smartphones using a vulnerability in the popular chat app.…
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