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Meta Platforms WhatsApp

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

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Summary

  • Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon 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. 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.

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Last checked 16h ago · Next recheck 13 Nov 2026, 21:36 UK time · 9 quiet checks collapsed

  1. Story1 Aug 2026, 18:00 UK time · 1 Aug

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  • ClaimedHeadline60% confidence

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

  • ProbableSummary fact75% confidence

    Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon 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. 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.