WhatsApp is technically an end-to-end encrypted application that guarantees message security. This is one of the features put forward by Facebook, but a flaw discovered in the app last May made it possible to spy on users who don’t know about both Android and iOS. Terrible spyware called Pegasus It was operated by corporate clients of the NSO Group, which specializes in spyware.
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Peagus didn’t just provide access to WhatsApp messages. Spyware was even more dangerous as it gave full control of infected smartphones such as microphone, camera, emails and location… Victims could be spied on to an alarming degree. When? whatsapp flaw The NSO group announced that it is not involved in any attacks or direct use of its software for malicious purposes by its customers, which are largely corporate and government agencies. Yet the breach created by a cyberattack is allowed spying on politicians, journalists and activists all around the world.
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Facebook has since set out to gather evidence for prosecution. “After months of investigation, we can tell who carried out this attack,” WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart told The Whashington Post. “We discovered that the attackers were using servers and web servers that had established connections to the NSO in the past,” he adds. “And we were able to link some WhatsApp accounts used during this malicious operation to NSO. Their attacks were extremely sophisticated, but they were not entirely successful in covering their tracks.”
WhatsApp (Facebook) sued the Israeli company. “We now seek to hold NSO accountable under US federal laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,” says Cathcart.
