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Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says

Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said.In a post, Meta said WhatsApp had “caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts” by NSO Group, which a spokesperson said targeted a handful of u

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says
First reported
Jun 09, 2026 16:20 UTC
Last reported
Jun 09, 2026 16:20 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC
Record ID
48bccff2d65c534a9c4900168f49bf72a0cfefce45de47c4f733593f482b9682

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src_08225c2d3f1c653468

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Jun 09, 2026 16:20 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC

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