WhatsApp, an instant transmission platform, announced that approximately 100 journalists and civil society members may have been aimed with a spyware of an Israeli -based company.

Compared to the statement made by the WhatsApp official, Israel -based “Paragon Solutions” developed by the company named Spy Software, approximately 100 people took the goal. While there is no clear information about the responsible of the flux, the necessary information was made to the affected persons.

100 journalists and civil society members

Authorized, the information of the attacked persons may have been seized, they said they have high faith. It is thought that the attack on Kalam has been carried out over Makûs Emelli PDF documents sent to cluster chats. WhatsApp said in December 2024 that the attacks were interrupted, but it is not known how much the aims were threatened. The company announced that it has sent a legal warning letter to Paragon and that the derived process will be initiated about it. Authorized, spy software companies should be held responsible for illegal movements, he noted.

The affected persons were informed directly by WhatsApp, while no final explanation was made about who was behind the flux. On the other hand, the Paragon Solutions did not respond to arguments now. In the devices infected with the spyware called Graphite, it was stated that it can access information in encrypted transmission applications such as whatsapp.