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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...

Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
2019-10-29 21:18

Finally, for the very first time, an encrypted messaging service provider is taking legal action against a private entity that has carried out malicious attacks against its users. Facebook filed a...

WhatsApp Sues Israeli Firm NSO Over Cyberespionage
2019-10-29 21:05

WhatsApp on Tuesday sued Israeli technology firm NSO Group, accusing it of using the Facebook-owned messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists, human rights activists and others. read more

Facebook Sues NSO Group Over Alleged WhatsApp Hack
2019-10-29 20:04

In a new lawsuit, WhatsApp owner Facebook says that NSO Group was behind the WhatsApp zero-day exploits earlier in 2019.

WhatsApp vulnerability could compromise Android smartphones
2019-10-04 12:10

A researcher has released details of a WhatsApp flaw that could be used to compromise the app and the mobile device the app is running on.

WhatsApp Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution via Malicious GIF File
2019-10-04 09:25

Facebook recently patched a vulnerability in WhatsApp for Android that may have allowed hackers to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive user data by sending specially crafted GIF...

WhatsApp Flaw Opens Android Devices to Remote Code Execution
2019-10-03 13:04

A double-free bug could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution; users are encouraged to update to a patched version of the messaging app.

Just Sending a GIF via WhatsApp Could Have Hacked Your Android Phone
2019-10-03 08:48

A picture is worth a thousand words, but a GIF is worth a thousand pictures. Today, the short looping clips, GIFs are everywhere—on your social media, on your message boards, on your chats,...

1-Click iPhone and Android Exploits Target Tibetan Users via WhatsApp
2019-09-24 14:48

A team of Canadian cybersecurity researchers has uncovered a sophisticated and targeted mobile hacking campaign that is targeting high-profile members of various Tibetan groups with one-click...

WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' Doesn't Delete Media Files Sent to iPhone Users
2019-09-16 11:33

Mistakenly sent a picture to someone via WhatsApp that you shouldn't have? Well, we've all been there, but what's more unfortunate is that the 'Delete for Everyone' feature WhatsApp introduced two...