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Title: Zero-click WhatsApp spyware targeted 90 journalists, says Meta
Post by: HCK on February 07, 2025, 04:05:07 pm
Zero-click WhatsApp spyware targeted 90 journalists, says Meta

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/02/Zero-click-WhatsApp-spyware-targeted-90-journalists-says-Meta.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>A zero-click <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/whatsapp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WhatsApp[/url] spyware <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">attack[/url] was made against 90 journalists and other “civil society members,” said Meta, which managed to detect the incident.</p>



<p>A zero-click attack means that victims don’t need to tap on a link or take any action in order for their devices to be compromised – simply receiving the message is enough … </p>



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Source: Zero-click WhatsApp spyware targeted 90 journalists, says Meta (https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/03/zero-click-whatsapp-spyware-targeted-90-journalists-says-meta/)