WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware

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The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.

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Original article published by TechCrunch on April 1, 2026.
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