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Journalists and Civil Society Members Using WhatsApp Targeted by Paragon Spyware

ID: 6335fe51-42f9-54fb-b65a-85a6f10055a1

STIX ID: report--6335fe51-42f9-54fb-b65a-85a6f10055a1

Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-02-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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A report describes a targeted campaign in which Paragon commercial spyware was used against about 90 journalists and civil society members via WhatsApp. WhatsApp stated it had high confidence the users were targeted and possibly compromised, and experts described the attacks as zero-click; the customers who ordered the spyware are unknown.

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