Attaullah Baig has filed a lawsuit against Meta and its executives, accusing them of retaliation over critical cybersecurity failures.
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WhatsApp Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks Targeting Apple Users
The vulnerability (CVE-2025-55177) was exploited along an iOS/macOS zero-day in suspected spyware attacks.
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WhatsApp Takes Down 6.8 Million Accounts Linked to Criminal Scam Centers, Meta Says
Meta linked these scams to a criminal scam center in Cambodia — and said it disrupted the campaign in partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
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$1 Million Offered for WhatsApp Exploit at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025
Meta is sponsoring ZDI’s Pwn2Own hacking competition, where participants can earn big prizes for smartphone, WhatsApp and wearable device exploits.
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FreeType Zero-Day Found by Meta Exploited in Paragon Spyware Attacks
WhatsApp told SecurityWeek that it linked the exploited FreeType vulnerability CVE-2025-27363 to a Paragon exploit.
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Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack
Meta has won its WhatsApp hacking lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group in an “important step forward for privacy and security”.
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Paragon Spyware Attacks Exploited WhatsApp Zero-Day
Attacks involving Paragon’s Graphite spyware involved a WhatsApp zero-day that could be exploited without any user interaction.
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Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says
Meta said it discovered a network of Iranian hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google.
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Signal Pours Cold Water on Zero-Day Exploit Rumors
Privacy-focused messaging firm Signal is pouring cold water on widespread rumors of a zero-day exploit in its popular encrypted chat app.
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