Journalists and Civil Society Members Using WhatsApp Targeted by Paragon Spyware
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Summary
Journalists and civil society members using WhatsApp have been targeted by Paragon spyware, with WhatsApp informing 90 users that they had been targeted and possibly compromised.
The spyware is able to use a ‘zero-click’ attack, meaning the hacker can gain access without the target needing to click on any links.
Clive Robinson, in his capacity as CEO of CSP Solutions, commented on the nuances of such attacks, and highlighted the double standard of big tech firms talking about enhancing user security while often being the ones that exploit it.
He argued that the problem needed tackling at source by containing the vendors that supply the technology, to limit the damage they can do.