05-14-2019, 07:01 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48262681
Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted a "select number" of users, and was orchestrated by "an advanced cyber actor".
A fix was rolled out on Friday.
The attack was developed by Israeli security firm NSO Group, according to a report in the Financial Times.
On Monday WhatsApp urged all of its 1.5bn users to update their apps as an added precaution.
Wow, as if Facebook didn't have enough privacy issues already - and this affects another part of their business which had appeared to be less susceptible to it (and which many former Facebook users had fled to, mainly because they didn't realise it was owned by Facebook...)
Will they ever be able to get a grip on this ?
Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted a "select number" of users, and was orchestrated by "an advanced cyber actor".
A fix was rolled out on Friday.
The attack was developed by Israeli security firm NSO Group, according to a report in the Financial Times.
On Monday WhatsApp urged all of its 1.5bn users to update their apps as an added precaution.
Wow, as if Facebook didn't have enough privacy issues already - and this affects another part of their business which had appeared to be less susceptible to it (and which many former Facebook users had fled to, mainly because they didn't realise it was owned by Facebook...)
Will they ever be able to get a grip on this ?
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