Whatsapp has accused a shadowy Israeli spyware firm of helping to hack the messages of more than a thousand users. WhatsApp claims in court filings that the software, known as Pegasus, broke into users' WhatsApp accounts, giving hackers access to messages, photos, contacts and more. It's alleged that the spyware was inserted into people's phones using a WhatsApp voice call. Victims did not have to answer the call to become infected. NSO’s website says it develops spy tech to help government agencies prevent and investigate terrorism” saving “thousands of lives. WhatsApp hack – here's what the experts are saying The risk is that once the spyware (Pegasus) is installed on the victim’s phone, the attackers gain complete access to all of the information on that phone (such as geo-location, contacts, messages, mail, and other data). In simple words, they can monitor everything the victim is doing, therefore complete violation of privacy. potentially an...