Cybersecurity
WhatsApp Says Paragon Spyware Used to Try Hacking Journalists
- Meta company detected attempted attacks on roughly 90 people
- Private equity buyer in 2024 acquired Israeli vendor Paragon
WhatsApp said that hackers invited their targets to a WhatsApp group, then sent them a malicious PDF file that would breach their device.
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Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp messenger service said it disrupted a hacking campaign linked to Israeli spyware firm Paragon.
WhatsApp detected efforts to hack the phones of approximately 90 people, including journalists and members of civil society, in a wave of attacks that occurred late last year, a company spokesperson told Bloomberg News Friday.