💻 Technology Apr 2, 2026 · Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Spyware outfit caught leveraging fake version of WhatsApp to target users

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Meta has issued warnings to hundreds of users after it discovered a malicious version of the WhatsApp chat app was being distributed by an Italian spyware maker. The Italian group SIO is said to be behind the app which was being used to target iPhone users – although it did not make its way into the official App Store. The fake app was primarily targeting users in Italy, although not exclusively. As reported by WABetaInfo, the SIO group is a well-known maker of spyware which often produces surve

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