The fallout continues from the recent WhatsApp hacking campaign (by a still-unconfirmed entity) that targeted nearly 100 journalists and activists. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that a collection of Italian media groups has filed a criminal complaint with the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office. They hope to discover who installed the zero-click spyware, which was made by the Israeli-founded Paragon Solutions.
According to Bloomberg, the complaint describes the spyware as an “intolerable intrusion into the personal and professional dimension of journalists,” exposing them and their sources “to enormous and still persistent risks for their
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