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Meta says NSO is still trying to hack WhatsApp users.

Despite last year’s $167 million verdict against NSO Group for its Pegasus software hacking some 1,400 WhatsApp users, Meta says it has detected new spear phishing attacks on its platform from the spyware maker, in violation of the court’s permanent injunction: We successfully disrupted NSO-linked … …

Jun 8, 2026 · Richard Lawler

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Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts

… The issue, which Meta says has since been patched, cropped up around the same time Barack Obama’s White House account on Instagram was hacked. On Sunday, users noticed that the @obamawhitehouse account began posting images containing Iranian propaganda. …

Jun 1, 2026 · Emma Roth