NEW DELHI: Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which has more than 1.5 million global users, requested its customers on Tuesday to upgrade the app to its latest version after a report expressed concern over malicious spyware. If you are able to pass some code through the app, you can run your own code in that area," he said. Amnesty International said this attack was one the human rights groups had long feared was possible. Ahmed Zidan, from the Committee to Protect Journalists said the attack was aimed at journalists, lawyers activists and human rights defenders. A vulnerability has allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware developed by #NSOGroup on to phones through untraceable WhatsApp calls.

Source: Mint May 14, 2019 09:11 UTC