EXCLUSIVE: Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries around the globe targeted for hacking through Facebook’s WhatsApp - sources via Bing_Chris razhael
WASHINGTON - Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to take over users’ phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company’s investigation.
The hacking of a wider group of top government officials’ smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences. While it is not clear who used the software to hack officials’ phones, NSO has said it sells its spyware exclusively to government customers.
NSO said in a statement that it was “not able to disclose who is or is not a client or discuss specific uses of its technology.” Previously it has denied any wrongdoing, saying its products are only meant to help governments catch terrorists and criminals. John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, said it was not surprising that foreign officials would be targeted as well.
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