Frequency
4
occurrences
First Seen
April 1, 2026
Last Seen
April 1, 2026
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Italian Spyware Firm Targets WhatsApp Users with Fake App
WhatsApp has alerted approximately 200 users, primarily in Italy, about a malicious version of its app that contained spyware developed by the Italian firm SIO. The fake app was distributed through deceptive means,…
41 articles · Updated April 1, 2026
Recent Intelligence Reports
- Meta alerts iPhone users who downloaded spyware-laced version of WhatsApp — 9To5Mac · April 1, 2026
- WhatsApp: Italian surveillance company tricked around 200 users into downloading spyware — En.Vijesti.Me · April 1, 2026
- WhatsApp: Italian Surveillance Firm Targets 200 Users with Spyware — Globalbankingandfinance · April 1, 2026
- WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware — Techcrunch · April 1, 2026