Article 766PB Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says

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 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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