Francesco Cancellato, a journalist, received alarming news from WhatsApp, indicating his device may have been compromised by spyware. WhatsApp revealed that it intervened against a spyware company targeting around 90 individuals worldwide, including journalists. Cancellato expressed feelings of violation, initially skeptical of the notification, but later grappled with the implications of the breach on his personal and professional life. This incident highlights broader concerns surrounding surveillance, particularly for journalists who can be vulnerable to such invasions of privacy.
In December, WhatsApp interrupted the activities of a spyware company which we believe attacked your device.
Cancellato is the first target to come forward following the disclosure of a hacking campaign carried out using spyware allegedly made by Paragon Solutions.
You always think somehow that a journalist might be wiretapped or spied on, but you do it more out of your own paranoia.
You ask yourself, why me? This is the thing, I mean, what did they want from me?
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