How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East

The phishing campaign targeted users on WhatsApp, including an Iranian-British activist, and stole the credentials of a Lebanese cabinet minister and at least one journalist.
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WhatsApp (META) Accuses Israeli Spyware Firm of Hacking Journalists

Meta’s (META) WhatsApp has accused Israeli spyware firm Paragon Solutions of hacking nearly 90 of its users, including journalists and civil society members. WhatsApp, a unit of Meta Platforms, issued ...
TechCrunch

WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware

WhatsApp said on Friday that it had disrupted a hacking campaign that targeted around 90 users, including journalists and members of civil society. A WhatsApp spokesperson told TechCrunch that the ...
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WhatsApp launches strict account settings: How to enable and what it does

WhatsApp introduces Strict Account Settings to protect users from hacking and cyber fraud by blocking unknown calls, media, ...
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Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp - sources

Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) WhatsApp to take over users’ phones, according to ...