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Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says
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Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon. A spyware firm has been targeting Whats App users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said.In a post, Meta said Whats App had “caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts” by NSO Group, which a spokesperson said targeted a handful of users in Jordan and Lebanon. It had also caught the group creating “test accounts and groups” on WhatsApp. Continue reading...
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