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Journalists and Civil Society Members Using WhatsApp Targeted by Paragon Spyware
published on 2025-02-03 12:05:20 UTC by Bruce SchneierContent:
This is yet another story of commercial spyware being used against journalists and civil society members.
The journalists and other civil society members were being alerted of a possible breach of their devices, with WhatsApp telling the Guardian it had “high confidence” that the 90 users in question had been targeted and “possibly compromised.”
It is not clear who was behind the attack. Like other spyware makers, Paragon’s hacking software is used by government clients and WhatsApp said it had not been able to identify the clients who ordered the alleged attacks.
Experts said the targeting was a “zero-click” attack, which means targets would not have had to click on any malicious links to be infected.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/journalists-and-civil-society-members-using-whatsapp-targeted-by-paragon-spyware.html
Published: 2025 02 03 12:05:20
Received: 2025 02 03 12:19:58
Feed: Schneier on Security
Source: Schneier on Security
Category: Cyber Security
Topic: Cyber Security
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