Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says

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Meta revealed that NSO Group spyware attempted to target WhatsApp users in Jordan and Lebanon with spear phishing despite a US court order. WhatsApp detected and disrupted the malicious actions, including creating fake accounts.

Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said. In a post, Meta said WhatsApp had “caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts” by NSO Group, which a spokesperson said targeted a handful of users in Jordan and Lebanon. It had also caught the group creating “test accounts and groups” on WhatsApp. Continue reading...