In May 2019, the Financial Times reported that Pegasus was being used to exploit WhatsApp and spy on potential targets. The surveillance was carried out using a spyware tool called Pegasus, developed by an Israeli firm, the NSO Group. In May 2019, the Financial Times reported that Pegasus was being used to exploit WhatsApp and spy on potential targets. And how did Pegasus exploit WhatsApp? WhatsApp later explained that Pegasus had exploited the video/voice call function on the app, which had a zero-day security flaw.

Source: Indian Express July 18, 2021 16:21 UTC