Hacking through WhatsApp: cybercriminals crawled into officials' smartphones
Smartphones from senior officials from at least 20 US allies have been hacked.
With the help of the popular WhatsApp messenger, cybercriminals gained access to the information stored in the smartphones of senior officials. We are talking about the gadgets of employees of government bodies and defense enterprises of the USA, UAE, Bahrain, Mexico, Pakistan, India, as well as other 14 countries from five continents of the planet.
According to experts, hacking WhatsApp and information leakage can lead to the most deplorable political and diplomatic troubles.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Israeli hacker software developer NSO Group. According to the Americans, it was this company that developed the tools for hacking gadgets. The Israelis believe that the allegations are unfounded.
With the help of the popular WhatsApp messenger, cybercriminals gained access to the information stored in the smartphones of senior officials. We are talking about the gadgets of employees of government bodies and defense enterprises of the USA, UAE, Bahrain, Mexico, Pakistan, India, as well as other 14 countries from five continents of the planet.
According to experts, hacking WhatsApp and information leakage can lead to the most deplorable political and diplomatic troubles.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Israeli hacker software developer NSO Group. According to the Americans, it was this company that developed the tools for hacking gadgets. The Israelis believe that the allegations are unfounded.
