Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says

<p>Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon </p><p>A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said.</p><p>In a post, Meta said WhatsApp had “caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts” by NSO Group, which a spokesperson said targeted a handful of users in Jordan and Lebanon. It had also caught the group creating “test accounts and groups” on WhatsApp.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/09/spyware-firm-targeted-whatsapp-users-defiance-us-court-order-meta-says">Continue reading...</a>