Political dissidents, human rights defenders, opposition politicians and journalists in 45 countries may have been targeted.
WhatsApp has confirmed that a vulnerability in its app could allow hackers to take control of victims' phones just by sending an unanswered voice call.may have been targeted in the attack.
This is not just because it targeted lawyers, who are not usually national security targets and whose communications with those targets - at least in many common law countries - are privileged. However, the WhatsApp attack was what was known as a"no-click" attack, meaning there was no user input needed at all - the hackers could just send the voice call, and even if it was not answered, gain access to the target's phone.WhatsApp introduced a forwarding limit this year to tackle the spread of fake news.
NSO Group claims its technology, known as Pegasus, is only used by intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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