The malware would allow NSO’s clients - said to be governments and intelligence organizations - to secretly spy on a phone’s owner, opening their digital lives up to scrutiny.
#REUTERS WHATSAPP NEWS UPDATE#
Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms Inc was last year banned in Russia as an 'extremist. WhatsApp noted the update doesnt affect the privacy of messages with friends and family, and instead relates to messaging businesses through the platform.
The attack, according to WhatsApp, exploited its video calling system in order to send malware to the mobile devices of a number of users. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of 4 million roubles (51,500) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. 'We know people had trouble sending messages on WhatsApp today. Normal service on WhatsApp had appeared to be restored at around 5 a.m. In its lawsuit filed in a federal court in San Francisco, WhatsApp accused NSO of facilitating government hacking sprees in 20 countries, calling it “an unmistakable pattern of abuse.” Users reported problems with sending and receiving messages. The surveillance revelations come after the messaging platform sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group on Tuesday, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users across four continents including diplomats, political dissidents, journalists and government officials. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, WhatsApps biggest market with 400 million users, has asked the Facebook-owned FB.O company to explain the nature of a privacy breach on its messaging platform that. “We have asked WhatsApp to explain the kind of breach and what it is doing to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indian citizens,” Prasad said in a tweet on Thursday. Sept 15 (Reuters) - Facebook's messaging service WhatsApp on Wednesday launched a new feature to make it possible to search for businesses within its app for the first time, the company told Reuters. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows about half of Americans are interested in getting a new COVID-19 shot. FILE PHOTO: A man poses with a smartphone in front of displayed Whatsapp logo in this illustration September 14, 2017.
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