After Fake iOS App Installed Spyware; Italian Firm Faces Action - The Hacker News, WhatsApp Alerts 200 Users
Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers
europehealth2d ago
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to thehackernews.com, meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp said it alerted about 200 users who were tricked into installing a bogus version of its iOS app that was infected with spyware.
Sources
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TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/whatsapp-notifies-hundreds-of-users-who-installed-a-fake-app-that-was-actually-government-spyware
2d ago
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9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/01/meta-alerts-iphone-users-who-downloaded-spyware-laced-version-of-whatsapp
2d ago
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Internet
https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/whatsapp-alerts-200-users-after-fake.html
2d ago