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WhatsApp spyware threats are back and iPhone/Mac users are being warned about the advanced attacks targeting select people.
WhatsApp spyware threats are back and iPhone users are the target
WhatsApp and spyware threats are back in the news and the latest episode involves around 90 individuals who have been targeted with notorious tools to spy and steal data. The advanced spyware campaign has focused on journalists and civil society members from Italy and security experts are worried about the extent of the spy attacks that could have been used to hack the devices and push malicious exploits without even raising the red flag for the users.
The new WhatsApp spyware threat focuses on the iPhone and Mac users, who have been notified by the platform about the possible attack and the severity of it.
Apple-WhatsApp Raise ‘Zero-Day’ Spyware Attack Risks
Apple has seen these attacks before and these are officially identified as “extremely sophisticated attacks against specific individuals.” The company doesn’t say much about the targets, the origin of these campaigns and why.
However, both the tech giants have made sure that the issues facing WhatsApp on iOS and MacOS needed an immediate fix to safeguard millions of users across the globe.
WhatsApp has done its bit by issuing a threat notification to these targeted individuals who have been warned that hackers can compromise their device and the data on it, including messages. Unlike malware that needs a source for infiltration, these advanced spyware just need the person to click on a message or even just receive them on the device to get the spyware bypassing their security and triggered when you start using the phone.
Spyware like Pegasus have become the new hub for cyber warfare, especially on a platform that is used by billions daily and helps them send messages, images, or even make video calls.
The messaging platform and its parent company Meta have done their best to alert and warn the users but these sophisticated attacks have surely got experts working day and night, to find the ideal solution to stop or prevent them once and for all.
Most of the details around these spyware campaigns never truly make it to the public but there has to be a way to monitor/detect them before they really do some serious damage to high-profile individuals.
S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr…Read More
S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr… Read More
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