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WhatsApp fixed zero-day flaw used to deploy Paragon Graphite spyware

  • WhatsApp has fixed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability that was used to install Paragon's Graphite spyware on targeted devices.
  • The hacking campaign targeting 90 users, which was suspected to be carried out by Paragon, an Israeli commercial surveillance vendor.
  • Citizen Lab group from the University of Toronto shared its analysis of Paragon's infrastructure with WhatsApp, which later discovered and mitigated the exploit.
  • Citizen Lab identified Paragon's tool 'Graphite' through digital fingerprints and certificates, indicating its global spyware operations involving several countries.

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