Discovery of the exploitation of a security vulnerability in WhatsApp.
Un recent Financial Times article indicates that a security flaw allowed the installation of Pegasus spy software on a smartphone.
The exploitation of a security vulnerability on WhatsApp is therefore proven. Pegasus is spyware for Apple iOS devices. It allows you to have remote access to your device to read and collect your personal information. Pegasus allows you to have complete control over your device. So it can locate you, listen to and record your conversations, but also recover all your passwords.
According to Wikipedia, This software is controversial because although the contracts stipulate strictly legal use of this technology (criminal investigations such as that which led to the arrest of drug lord El Chapo), it is used by intelligence agencies of dictatorships. It infects phones in 45 countries and is used by around XNUMX governments.
A vulnerability in WhatsApp was used to spy on smartphones remotely
Simply initiating a VoIP call caused the installation of Pegasus, a particularly effective spying software used by governments and law enforcement around the world. A messaging update is available. (Sources)
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