Amnesty International has been spearphished by a WhatsApp message bearing links to what the organization believes to be malicious, powerful spyware: specifically, Pegasus, which has been called History’s Most Sophisticated Tracker Program. . On Wednesday, the human rights-focused NGO said in a post that a staffer received the link to the malware in June. It was baited with a message written in Arabic that implored the group to cover a protest for “your brothers detained in Saudi Arabia in front of the Saudi embassy in Washington.” The link for this article located at Naked Security/Sophos is no longer available. . Human Rights Watch disclosed that malware was transmitted via Facebook Messenger, targeting an employee masquerading as news article distribution.. Amnesty International, WhatsApp Phishing, Cybersecurity Threats. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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