WhatsApp discovers spyware that infected phones through missed calls | CBC News

Adware crafted through a complicated group of hackers-for-hire took good thing about a flaw in the most well liked WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of phones, the company said late Monday.
Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of phones, the company said late Monday.Original article
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