NEW: WhatsApp says it has notified 90 victims, including journalists and members of civil society, that they were targeted with spyware made by Paragon.
The company said the technique used in the campaign, which relied on malicious PDFs sent via chat groups, has now been fixed.
This is the first time that Paragon is linked to alleged abuse of its products.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/whatsapp-says-it-disrupted-a-hacking-campaign-targeting-journalists-with-spyware/
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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