The proliferation of spyware tools has raised serious concerns, especially with reports of their presence on the devices of journalists, activists, and politicians. Recent revelations by WhatsApp about a targeted hacking campaign affecting 90 users, primarily journalists, spotlight the role of Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions. Notably, their spyware, Graphite, employs a zero-click attack method, allowing hackers to infiltrate devices without user interaction by exploiting security vulnerabilities related to file handling in apps like WhatsApp and Signal. This underscores the urgency for enhanced digital protections.
In an interview with ZDNET, Rocky Cole, co-founder of mobile threat protection company iVerify, explained that Graphite exploited vulnerabilities in WhatsApp to infiltrate user devices.
WhatsApp revealed that it discovered a hacking campaign targeting about 90 users, mostly journalists and civil society members, attributed to the Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions.
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