WhatsApp security flaw exploited by Israeli spyware firm

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Israeli 'cyber intelligence' firm NSO Group is believed to have exploited WhatsApp buffer overflow flaw to compromise Android and iPhone devices

A buffer-overflow in WhatsApp has been exploited by an Israeli 'cyber intelligence' firm to compromise Android and iOS smartphones.  According to the Financial Times, attackers are able to compr...

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