'Govt officials world over among 1.4k WhatsApp users targeted'

Senior government officials from across the world, including individuals in high national security positions who are “allies of the US”, were targeted by governments using the NSO Group spyware in a 2019 attack against 1,400 WhatsApp users, according to the messaging app’s chief executive officer, The Guardian reported.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/govt-officials-world-over-among-1-4k-whatsapp-users-targeted-in-2019-whatsapp-ceo/articleshow/84719062.cms>ab