WhatsApp Alerts Users to Spyware Threat from Fake iOS App, Italian Firm Implicated
WhatsApp has alerted approximately 200 users who were deceived into installing a fake version of its iOS app, which was infected with spyware. The majority of the affected users are located in Italy. The spyware was reportedly developed by Asigint, an Italian subsidiary of the spyware company SIO. This incident follows previous reports of SIO's involvement in creating malicious Android apps that masqueraded as popular applications to steal private data. WhatsApp has recommended that affected users uninstall the malware-laced apps and download the official version of the app. 
