Cyber criminals have an evil eye on WhatsApp users. Highlights
Cyber criminals have an evil eye on WhatsApp users.
WhatsApp has revealed a cyber espionage or hacking campaign.
Security of around 200 users across the world was put at risk during spying.
Cybercriminals have their eyes on WhatsApp users as hackers have been targeting them by exploiting several security flaws in the platform and Apple devices. WhatsApp has revealed a cyber espionage or hacking campaign. Civil society activists were reportedly the main target. The Meta-owned company said in a statement that it has fixed the flaws that hackers were using to attack specific users. Let's know about it in detail.
WhatsApp said in a statement that prior to WhatsApp v2.25.21.73 for iOS, WhatsApp Business v2.25.21.78 for iOS, and WhatsApp v2.25.21.78 for Mac, incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages could allow unauthenticated users to initiate processing of content from their URL on the target device.
WhatsApp disclosed the security breach and said that hackers discovered several vulnerabilities and used them to attack WhatsApp, which put both WhatsApp's app and Apple devices at risk. Without revealing much about the cyber attack, the company said that we believe this flaw could have been exploited in combination with an operating system level vulnerability (CVE-2025-43300) on Apple platforms in an attack against specific users.
Security of about 200 users across the world was compromised during spying. Amnesty International's Security Lab says that civic organizations may also be at risk. Donncha O Cearbhail, head of Amnesty International's Security Lab, said that members of civic organizations may also be affected by this surveillance operation. He said that WhatsApp also informed about the threat by sending notifications to those who they believe have been targeted by an advanced spyware campaign in the last 90 days.
According to a post by O Cerbell on X, early indications are that the WhatsApp attack is affecting both iPhone and Android users, especially those in the civic society. Apple's flaw was in a core image library and people were advised to keep their devices updated and turn on iOS lockdown mode or Android's advanced protection mode to prevent such attacks.
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