WhatsApp hack: Tech giants unite against spyware company NSO Group

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Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell are among firms uniting in a legal battle against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.

The companies now join Facebook's lawsuit, accusing NSO Group of developing"powerful and dangerous" tools that have enabled authoritarian governments to spy on more than 1,400 people around the world, as reported by Reuters.At the time, WhatsApp said that it had detected attacks which carried the hallmarks of a private surveillance technology firm - one that reportedly works with governments to deliver spyware that takes over mobile phone operating systems.

Dozens of WhatsApp users, including human rights organisations and a UK-based lawyer, are thought to have been targeted after hackers exploited a major vulnerability in the app.The attackers were able to install spyware through WhatsApp's voice call function, even if the user did not pick up the call, the company confirmed.

 

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