WhatsApp says a spyware company targeted journalists and civilians
According to the chat service, an Israeli company called Paragon Solutions used group chats and PDFs to target the individuals.
WhatsApp disrupts spyware campaign targeting journalists
WhatsApp says it disrupted a spyware campaign last month that targeted journalists and civil society members, according to reports from The Guardian and Reuters. The campaign originated from an Israeli spyware company called Paragon Solutions and impacted around 90 users.
WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware
WhatsApp told TechCrunch that it believed the hacking campaign happened in December, and that it sent a cease and desist letter to Paragon. Idan Nurick, the CEO of Paragon, did not respond to a request for comment sent via LinkedIn. AE Industrial did not respond to a request for comment.
Spyware Vendor Allegedly Targeted 90 WhatsApp Users With Zero-Click Attack
The spyware allegedly came from an Israeli company called Paragon Solutions and targeted select users in over two dozen countries, WhatsApp says.
Meta's WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users in two dozen countries
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An official with Meta Platforms' popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society.
WhatsApp says its users targeted by Israeli spyware
An official at Meta’s popular WhatsApp chat service has said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions targeted 90 of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The official told the Reuters news agency on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hack.
WhatsApp says disrupts Paragon spyware campaign
Meta-owned WhatsApp announced it has disrupted a spyware operation by surveillance firm Paragon Solutions that targeted approximately 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, through malicious PDF files sent in group chats.
WhatsApp says spyware firm targeted users in 24 countries
WASHINGTON >> An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society.
Meta-Owned WhatsApp Accuses Spyware Company Paragon Of Targeting Users In Two Dozen Countries
WhatsApp has since taken action to disrupt the hacking attempt and is working with Citizen Lab, a Canadian internet watchdog group, to assist the affected users.
WhatsApp Says Paragon Spyware Used to Try Hacking Journalists
Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp messenger service said it disrupted a hacking campaign linked to Israeli spyware firm Paragon.
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WhatsApp spyware: attack on around 90 journalists and other people
According to media reports, the smartphones of around 90 journalists and other people have been infected with spyware via ...
WhatsApp Says Some Users Targeted by Israeli Spyware
WhatsApp says that civil society workers and journalists on its platform were the targets of hacks by the Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions.