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WhatsApp sues Israeli firm over hacking claims

WhatsApp sues Israeli firm over hacking claims

WhatsApp accuses the company of sending malware to roughly 1,400 mobile phones for the purposes of surveillance.

Users affected included journalists, human rights activists, political dissidents, and diplomats.NSO Group, which makes software for surveillance, disputed the allegations.

The affected users had numbers from several countries, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, according to the lawsuit.