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WhatsApp hack sees Facebook sue; company pays Cambridge Analytica fine

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<p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/facebook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook[/url] is suing an Israeli company for a <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/whatsapp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WhatsApp[/url] hack which allowed various governments to spy on more than 1,000 users, reports <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cyber-whatsapp-nsogroup/whatsapp-sues-israels-nso-for-allegedly-helping-spies-hack-phones-around-the-world-idUSKBN1X82BE?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters[/url]. The attack was made possible by a <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">security[/url] vulnerability in the app, later fixed.</p>

<p>WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group on Tuesday, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users across four continents in a hacking spree whose targets included diplomats, political dissidents, journalists and senior government officials…</p>

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