WhatsApp voice calls used to inject Israeli Spyware on to phones: FT
By Bloomberg
14 May 2019 |
5:04 pm
A WhatsApp vulnerability allowed attackers to inject Israeli spyware on to mobile phones, according to a report in the Financial Times.
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