# clm_CE11D64D1DC4

subject: WhatsApp (/record/whatsapp.md)  
predicate: incident  
value: spear phishing attempts  
valid_from: 2026-06-08  
valid_to: null  
published: 2026-06-08  
recorded: 2026-11-06  
confidence: 0.70  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-06  
cite: AsOf. "WhatsApp incident: spear phishing attempts", as of 2026-06-08. Claim clm_CE11D64D1DC4, https://asof.is/claim/clm_CE11D64D1DC4, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/fighting-spyware-an-update-from-whatsapp/.  
checked: 2026-11-06 · its source page states the value and the date  

> WhatsApp caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts linked to NSO, a spyware firm blacklisted by the US government.

What https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/fighting-spyware-an-update-from-whatsapp/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/fighting-spyware-an-update-from-whatsapp/ (primary, Meta, published 2026-06-08)

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