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.
WhatsApp accuses Israeli spyware firm of targeting journalists, civil society members
WhatsApp has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Paragon Solutions following a hack attack on targets in journalism and civil society Read Full Article at RTcom
WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware
“Paragon’s spyware is known as Graphite and has capabilities that are comparable to NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Once a phone is infected with Graphite, the operator of the spyware has total access to the phone, including being able to read messages that are sent via encrypted applications like WhatsApp and Signal.” —
Meta's WhatsApp Says Israeli Spyware Company Paragon Targeted Scores of Users
An official with Meta's popular WhatsApp chat service said the Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The official said Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hacking.
WhatsApp says a spyware company targeted journalists and civilians in a global campaign
Around 90 users of Meta’s chat service WhatsApp are suspected to have been targets of a spyware campaign conducted by Paragon Solutions.
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.
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.
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. A company official told Gizmodo that WhatsApp had detected the hacking attempts in December and closed down the attack vector.
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