Source: Reuters
Summary
WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of the app that contained Italian-made spyware. The spyware was installed through in-app calls. WhatsApp has not specified how the users were targeted or how long the spyware was active.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious. WhatsApp has discovered a spyware issue that’s all too familiar. The “new” threat is just a rebranded old trick. Italian-made spyware, because who needs originality? WhatsApp’s solution is likely just a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.
Author: Evan Null
