WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware

Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.

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A new spyware campaign chained WhatsApp and a flaw in iOS 18.6 to expose users to a "zero-click" hack that required no interaction to compromise an iPhone.

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A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.

6 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

NEW: WhatsApp has fixed a "zero-click" security flaw in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into Apple devices. Amnesty said the hacks were part of an "advanced spyware campaign." WhatsApp tells me they sent fe

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Advanced spyware campaign: WhatsApp users have been targeted by government spyware again, “less than 200” hacked Apple users techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/w... #Staatstrojaner

6 months / bsky / @ccc.de / ccc.de

WhatsApp flaw paired with iOS 18 exploit delivered zero-click spyware

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WhatsApp iOS and Mac Security Bug Exploited by Hackers Now Patched

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WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware

6 months / techcrunch / Zack Whittaker

WhatsApp patches vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks

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