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Bloomberg is not completely wrong here. If you adversary has 100 million dollars to spend on fucking you up, then yes, encryption is quite pointless.
— Alfredo Ortega (@ortegaalfredo) May 14, 2019
https://t.co/nKEtQuuG46
'“End-to-end encryption” is a marketing device used by companies such as Facebook to lull consumers wary about cyber-surveillance into a false sense of security.' https://t.co/8BJz5V8YcV
— Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp hack shows end-to-end encryption is largely pointless https://t.co/6mGJALHY4k via @bopinion
— Leonid Bershidsky (@Bershidsky) May 14, 2019
'“End-to-end encryption” is a marketing device used by companies such as Facebook to lull consumers wary about cyber-surveillance into a false sense of security.' https://t.co/dq9pLzTmUJ
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Spyware Attacks. UPDATE NOW or as someone in YT said:
— killall -9 khaxan (@khaxan) May 14, 2019
Step 1: leave Facebook
Step 2: use Signal
Step 3: laugh to the gravehttps://t.co/3kfHTnzxm7
WhatsApp is encouraging users to update to the latest version of the app after revealing a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones https://t.co/HyzoEeYRN8
— CNN International (@cnni) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp is encouraging users to update to the latest version of the app after revealing a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones https://t.co/UmayQoVvsO
— CNN (@CNN) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp urges users to update app after spyware threat is discovered
— CNN Africa (@CNNAfrica) May 14, 2019
Read more: https://t.co/qP0gsvOIQA pic.twitter.com/mycPZhrpmd
WhatsApp is encouraging users to update to the latest version of the app after revealing a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones https://t.co/fzTCCFkWHa
— CNN International (@cnni) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp is encouraging users to update to the latest version of the app after revealing a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones-CNN #LKA #SriLanka Currently WhatsApp blocked in Sri Lanka due to #CommunalAttacksLKA https://t.co/tqsyH7B9bb
— Sri Lanka Tweet ?? (@SriLankaTweet) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp discovered a flaw in its system that could let hackers access users’ phones through voice calls on the app https://t.co/qP0gsvOIQA
— CNN Africa (@CNNAfrica) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp was hacked and attackers installed spyware on people’s phoneshttps://t.co/XkIhtMj8uf
— Russian Market (@russian_market) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp released security update after unknown malicious users broke into iPhone and Android smartphones who had WhatsApp installed. Go into the iTunes or Google Play to download the update ASAP. https://t.co/5sj2vVr3ju#whatsapp #infosec #smartphone #iphone #android #Maine
— Snow Pond Tech Group (@snowpondtech) May 14, 2019
Hmm, now where have I heard this app being used? Oh yeah! @jaredkushner communicating with MBS!
— Bucky 2020? With You til the end of the line (@WinterSoldierA1) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp hacked and attackers installed NSO Group spyware https://t.co/HoGlWkVQKE
Since the Israeli government seems unlikely to rein in this company (full of ex https://t.co/ojllJCeyMd) it's time to use the US legal system to do so:
— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) May 14, 2019
1) APPL, FB and GOOG should fund lawsuits under civil CFAA by victims.
2) FB and GOOG should sue for trademark infringement. https://t.co/ydqAadW1Gi
WhatsApp voice calls used to inject Israeli spyware https://t.co/Lsg8CTlOfy
— Financial Times (@FT) May 13, 2019
Pay attention: So, we've seen last night the jaw-dropping news about how Israeli company and MBS supplier NSO could hack people's devices by simply calling them on whatsapp: https://t.co/w5He4HyGe1
— İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي (@iyad_elbaghdadi) May 14, 2019
FWIW—sources started telling us about a WhatsApp vuln being used to deliver Israeli malware about a month ago. Seems a lot of people may have heard about this before it came to a head; spyware vendors being aggressive with their demos/marketing.
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) May 14, 2019
New - I spoke with the lawyer who was targeted by the WhatsApp hack.
— Thomas Brewster (@iblametom) May 14, 2019
He says he was receiving strange calls from Sweden three weeks ago, warned Citizen Lab, which then warned WhatsApp.
That's why you all have a patch today...https://t.co/VBx4k0gGsF
Latest in #WhatsApp vulnerability. Hack would install surveillance software on to both iPhones and Android phones by ringing up targets using the app’s phone call function. Developed by NSO Group. https://t.co/ZmPTSdRd5T
— Sarah A (@sa0un) May 13, 2019
WhatsApp has announced that it discovered attackers were able to install surveillance software on to both iPhones and Android phones by ringing up targets using the app’s call function.
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 13, 2019
The app is used by 1.5bn people worldwide. https://t.co/Gc77zs06df
The human rights lawyer who was targeted in the WhatsApp attack tells @CNNBusiness they began receiving suspicious WhatsApp calls in March.
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) May 14, 2019
Here's a screenshot of the calls they received on Sunday, believed to be part of the attack. https://t.co/2vxw54iy9K pic.twitter.com/0Dd2eszLSv
This is bonkers. Also, malware on an iPhone? I feel like this needs more details. https://t.co/uGJuDny10C
— Ben Adida (@benadida) May 13, 2019
The Israeli firm NSO claims to have an ethics committee that decides whether to sell to countries with poor human-rights records but its spyware keeps being discovered in use by governments with poor human-rights records such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/jrOONiVwq5
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) May 14, 2019
Ridiculous. NSO Group caught YET AGAIN hacking the phones of human rights lawyers, this time with a gaping 0day in WhatsApp. If you're Novalpina, or any serious institutional investor, with a stake in NSO Group, you're wondering if these human rights abuses are worth it.
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) May 13, 2019
WhatsApp says “the attack has all the hallmarks of a private company reportedly that works with governments to deliver spyware.” It also says its notified US law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/03TjLZWUw6
— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) May 14, 2019
Just a friendly reminder that this exploit probably targeted no more than a handful of people in the entire world, and while there's 99.9% chance you weren't targeted, you should still update your apps. https://t.co/CyVjZoUFL8
— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) May 14, 2019
Today @amnesty announced its legal action to stop the #Israel MoD from licensing #NSOGroup #surveillance products, to stop the spyware industry from enabling the violation of the rights to privacy & freedom of opinion and expression around the world. https://t.co/2ugyp4ETM6 3/3
— Access Now (@accessnow) May 13, 2019
NSO Group has been bragging that it has no-click install capabilities for quite some time. The real story here is that WhatsApp found the damn thing.
— Eva (@evacide) May 13, 2019
"The malicious code...could be transmitted even if users did not answer their phones, and the calls often disappeared from call logs” https://t.co/p9BWI2CZwq
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) May 13, 2019
This WhatsApp exploit would be perfect for counterterrorism as WhatsApp is fairly popular as a comms channel for jihadists.
— thaddeus e. grugq (@thegrugq) May 14, 2019
Timely: A Tel Aviv court will tomorrow hear a petition, led by Amnesty International, that calls for Israel's MoD to revoke the NSO Group's license to export its products. https://t.co/vVw5kzq6ls
— Dave Lee (@DaveLeeBBC) May 14, 2019
The only known target of Israeli spyware software that reportedly exploited WhatsApp in recent weeks warns that others were likely targeted https://t.co/puiBINd24M pic.twitter.com/c5H11ygXGz
— Forbes (@Forbes) May 14, 2019
NSO’s “no-click” spyware variant exploited a vulnerability in WhatsApp. Update your software now. https://t.co/EYBERqX8OX
— profdeibert (@RonDeibert) May 13, 2019
That is a very cool exploit. 0click, RCE, logless, cross platform, and targeting a secure messaging platform. I’d love to know more about it. https://t.co/L9CUgyHykq
— thaddeus e. grugq (@thegrugq) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp discovered in early May that attackers were using zero day exploit developed by NSO Group that installed malware on a user's iPhone or Android phone simply by calling them. Target did not have to answer phone to be infected, and calls often disappeared from call logs https://t.co/rp6NHHWtiD
— Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) May 13, 2019
An Israel-based company was able to successfully install malware on Facebook's WhatsApp that could have been used for surveillance on phone calls made over the app. Whatsapp asks users to upgrade to the latest version. https://t.co/3ahjwW5UXN
— Sheila Nduhukire ?? (@Snduhukire) May 14, 2019
Israeli firm spies on human rights attorneys via WhatsApp: https://t.co/AjJUzkvx0U #privacy #DeleteFacebook #HumanRights
— Jon Hutson (@JonHutson) May 14, 2019
A WhatsApp call can hack a phone using a buffer overflow vulnerability in the VOIP stack, allowing remote code execution via specially crafted series of SRTCP packets sent to a target phone number.
— Khalil Sehnaoui (@sehnaoui) May 14, 2019
Update iPhone & Update WhatsApp!#InfoSec #WhatsApp https://t.co/iXSrUeC0BM pic.twitter.com/SNRiv4Cefn
Attackers used WhatsApp vulnerability to infect phones with spyware to access private messages, activate microphone & camera, & collect other sensitive info#CyberSecurity #WhatsApp https://t.co/MNwi4DXb6G
— Jonathan Ward (@jonathanward) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp vulnerability exploited to infect phones with Israeli spyware | Ars Technica https://t.co/PSun3MoTzV
— Johan Vorster (@johanvo) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp vulnerability exploited to infect phones with Israeli spyware https://t.co/EETDu4YDAz
— Justin Seitz (@jms_dot_py) May 14, 2019
This was a pretty bad vulnerability! This article (and its comments) contains good insights into information security and the ways vulnerabilities like this can be exploited on mobile OSes.https://t.co/NzZ2Qg6rA3
— Zach Smolinski (@ZachSmolinski) May 14, 2019
Attackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allowed them to infect phones with advanced spyware made by Israeli developer NSO Group, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing the company and a spyware technology dealer.https://t.co/KiaZzBfInt
— ᴉpᴉǝH (@winter_heidi) May 14, 2019
A #0day vulnerability in #WhatsApp allows hackers to eavesdrop on users and install #spyware. What’s even worse, to exploit the vulnerability, all the hacker needs to do is call the victim.
— Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) May 14, 2019
Please, update urgently.
Details: https://t.co/7TNOI9Oik1 pic.twitter.com/iEMKK9p4qy
A newly discovered vulnerability allows hackers to eavesdrop on #WhatsApp users, read their chats, and install spyware just by calling them. Update the app now! https://t.co/ebn0LoPBuR #Kaspersky pic.twitter.com/P6QLUfDpSy
— Ilijana Vavan (@IlijanaVavan) May 14, 2019
r/t "WhatsApp zero-day exploited in targeted attacks to deliver NSO spyware" https://t.co/AZznEd7ImV
— Riccardo Pau (@profxeni) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp confirms being targeted by a surveillance attack, possibly from Israeli firm #WhatsApp #Cyberattack https://t.co/g4deny4vKP pic.twitter.com/hJPAsiG1Ma
— Neowin (@NeowinFeed) May 14, 2019
Idiot journalist at @Bloomberg does not realise that the point of end-to-end encryption includes increasing the work factor of an attacker so that they cannot break communications at scale:https://t.co/PJPESd7Ych pic.twitter.com/rf8ZY2ZKvm
— Alec Muffett (@AlecMuffett) May 14, 2019
“End-to-end encryption” sounds nice — but if anyone can get into your phone’s operating system, they will be able to read your messages without having to decrypt them. https://t.co/cNMffm7TNn
— Shivam Vij (@DilliDurAst) May 15, 2019
"'End-to-end encryption' sounds nice — but if anyone can get into your phone’s operating system, they will be able to read your messages without having to decrypt them."https://t.co/JtwbobE1VH
— Vivian Nereim (@viviannereim) May 15, 2019
So WhatsApp can be hacked, that really is old news. Given all the articles yesterday, this one stood out to me. #enterprisemobility #cloudsecurity #security #mobiletechnology #mobilesecurity #mobiledevices #secure #publicsector #f…https://t.co/GsLE9J6YEF https://t.co/48Hda2LrPm
— Nine23 (@nine23_mobile) May 15, 2019
Bullsh*t https://t.co/09JuSOdceh
— Gadi Evron (@gadievron) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp hack shows end-to-end encryption is largely pointless https://t.co/R0TL5vlC2n via @bopinion
— Zainab Fattah (@ZainabFattah) May 15, 2019
This article really infuriates me: https://t.co/CBqghRdI5b
— Gopal Sharma (@gopalkri) May 15, 2019
There is a real issue here, but it is written to spread fear, not educate. End-to-end encryption has flaws, but it is vastly better than no encryption.
I guess junk like this is all we can expect from @Bloomberg now.
WhatsApp's End-to-End Encryption Is a Gimmick - Bloomberg https://t.co/57VBdTpqOP via @nuzzel thanks @yashalevine
— alexander knorr (@opexxx) May 14, 2019
#SriLanka CERT recommends users to update and use latest version of WhatsApp following major security flaw that could let hackers access phones.
— Sri Lanka Tweet ?? (@SriLankaTweet) May 15, 2019
Currently WhatsApp blocked in #LKA #SriLanka due to #CommunalAttacksLKA @CNN https://t.co/leyDZeyNwK
Oops. Looks like Facebook let more hackers/horrible people in through the back door for the millionth time. https://t.co/VtC24Vp1yp
— Sara Danner Dukic (@saradannerdukic) May 15, 2019
#WhatsApp was [cracked] and attackers installed spyware on people’s phones https://t.co/5IuZqJAOCt #facebook #deletefacebook #surveillance
— Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (@schestowitz) May 15, 2019
WhatsApp vulnerability exploited to infect phones with Israeli spyware https://t.co/tVf27qGkBX
— hussain ? (@tenUNTIT) May 15, 2019
#WhatsApp hacked, #update now: Attackers have been exploiting a #vulnerability in WhatsApp that allowed them to infect phones with advanced #spyware. https://t.co/kDskYITbkE #ITSecurity #Cybersecurity
— Hornetsecurity (@Hornetsecurity) May 14, 2019
More confirmation that if rogue governments or intelligence agencies are after you, they can buy cybersecurity exploits from private companies, and attack your smartphone while you sleep...https://t.co/lr6blHyXji
— Trishank Karthik (@trishankkarthik) May 14, 2019
WhatsAppに「電話をかけるだけで標的にスパイウェアをインストールできる脆弱性」。もう塞がれたけど。 RT: WhatsApp vulnerability exploited to infect phones with Israeli spyware https://t.co/yLm7AAoEmG
— あまど＠ Timers inc. CTO (@amado_tech) May 15, 2019
WhatsApp vulnerability exploited to infect phones with Israeli spyware #CyberSecurityhttps://t.co/iVwl8QwOTD
— Chris Parker (@chrispcritters) May 14, 2019
Stop what you are doing an update WhatsApp, NOW, in order to get yesterday's update.https://t.co/fXhfZHoX1V
— ? ? ? (@apr) May 14, 2019
WhatsApp vulnerability exploited to infect phones with Israeli spywarehttps://t.co/oBFZVUSAGi
— WhatIsMyIPAddress.com (@wimia) May 14, 2019
One call on WhatsApp is enough to establish surveillance https://t.co/TWISUe1YVC pic.twitter.com/FXYDXmlgse
— CSPF (@CyberSecurityPr) May 15, 2019
A vulnerability has been identified in #WhatsApp allowing hackers to eavesdrop on users and install #spyware. To exploit the vulnerability, all the hacker needs to do is call the victim.
— WhipPass (@WhipPassApp) May 14, 2019
Update WhatsApp urgently ?
By @kaspersky https://t.co/M9moJ9tVEF
One call on WhatsApp is enough to establish surveillance https://t.co/sLMavZSsiR via @InfoSecHotSpot
— Sean Harris (@InfoSecHotSpot) May 14, 2019