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WhatsApp Says Some Users Targeted by Israeli Spyware

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WhatsApp says it detected the hacking attempts in December and closed down the attack vector.

WhatsApp believes around 90 users of the platform were targeted by a malicious PDF file that could be sent to a group chat and download itself onto the victim’s phone, infecting it with spyware.

The company, which is owned by Meta , sent Paragon Solutions a cease-and-desist letter.

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