Voices WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourselfTwo security scares in the past 24 hours should prompt you to make sure your software is up-to-date. First there was news the popular WhatsApp messenger app was hacked. NSO Group is an Israel-based company that sells intelligence-gathering software – essentially, mobile phone spyware – to governments around the world. The UK human rights lawyer targeted using the WhatsApp bug was representing the Mexican journalists previously allegedly targeted using NSO Group software. Sooner or later, the use of spyware is inevitably detected, and the bug used to install it is found and fixed.

Source: News 24 May 15, 2019 06:22 UTC