Samsung Galaxy users might want to think twice before opening that innocent-looking image on WhatsApp. A newly exposed spyware campaign, running quietly for almost a year, exploited a flaw in Samsung’s software to infiltrate phones without so much as a tap from the victim. The operation, uncovered by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, hid a commercial-grade spyware called Landfall inside seemingly harmless photos and spread it through messaging apps.
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