ICE lifted the stop work order on its $2 million contract with Israeli spyware maker Paragon, granting the agency access to ‘Graphite’ spyware capable of bypassing encryption on WhatsApp, Signal, and Facebook Messenger. The software uses ‘zero-click exploits’ that force …
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam, files major antitrust lawsuit against Facebook alleging illegal monopolization through systematic acquisition of competitors Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC seeks structural breakup of Facebook through forced …
Meta-owned WhatsApp files a federal lawsuit against NSO Group in the US District Court for Northern California, alleging that NSO exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-3568, CVSS score 9.8) in WhatsApp’s voice calling feature to install Pegasus spyware on approximately 1,400 devices …
Facebook acquires WhatsApp for $19 billion, the largest tech acquisition to date, eliminating its primary competitor in mobile messaging and consolidating monopoly control over personal communications platforms. The FTC approves the acquisition without structural separation requirements despite …