Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says
by Aisha Down from Technology | The Guardian on (#766PB)
Tech company says it caught and disrupted' NSO Group's attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon
A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said.
In a post, Meta said WhatsApp 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.
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