WhatsApp says a spyware company targeted journalists and civilians
According to the chat service, an Israeli company called Paragon Solutions used group chats and PDFs to target the individuals.
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 disrupts spyware campaign targeting journalists
WhatsApp says it disrupted a spyware campaign last month that targeted journalists and civil society members, according to reports from The Guardian and Reuters. The campaign originated from an Israeli spyware company called Paragon Solutions and impacted around 90 users.
Meta's WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users in two dozen countries
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 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.
Spyware Vendor Allegedly Targeted 90 WhatsApp Users With Zero-Click Attack
The spyware allegedly came from an Israeli company called Paragon Solutions and targeted select users in over two dozen countries, WhatsApp says.
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,
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.
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