Smartphones have become a part of our lives. We have at least one of these devices in almost everyone's pocket, and we store our personal information on these devices. As such, smartphones are among the favorite devices of hackers.
Fixed the WhatsApp vulnerability that enabled the installation of spyware from an Israeli company on phones.
Smartphones have become a part of our lives. We have at least one of these devices in almost everyone's pocket, and we store our personal data/information on these devices. As such, smartphones are among the favorite devices of hackers.
New spyware, developed by the Israeli NSO Group, infects smartphones with WhatsApp calls. Even if the call is not answered, the malicious code is infected. After accessing the phone, he can delete his own call from the call logs. So there's a possibility that the spyware will get on the phone and nobody knows about it.
This spyware is targeting both Android and iOS users. There is not much detail about the causes of the deficit, but according to the reports, it's been weeks. According to a statement from WhatsApp, behind this attack, there is a firm that provides governments with spyware. This firm's software takes over the operating system of smartphones. WhatsApp said he shares information with human rights organizations and informs civil society.
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WhatsApp launched its own investigation to reveal how many people were affected by the attacks. The company has 1.5 billion users. Last week, the US Department of Justice filed an application with WhatsApp's own engineers, who were working on the issue, and started closing down the gaps on the servers since Friday.
NSO Group, known as Pegasus, produces and sells spyware to governments. The company says that they are serving to fight terrorism and crime. However, the question of how reliable their statements are is controversial. Some people see the company's service as necessary, while some say that these practices can be used to attack people's private lives.
How the vulnerability occurred, how the NSO Group discovered this vulnerability and how the code worked is unknown. Let us know, what you think?
Source: 9to5mac
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