How to keep your phone and WhatsApp safe from spyware attacks

With growing complaints of messaging platform WhatsApp being compromised by spyware allegedly developed by Israel’s NSO Group, subscribers have been wondering how to protect their privacy from being breached.

The Citizen Lab at the Munk School, based in Toronto, Canada, has prepared an exclusive advisory for victims of this particular attack, giving a step-by-step guidance on staying safe. “While being targeted does not necessarily mean that your device was successfully infected, we believe there are certain steps you can take right away to make your device and online accounts safer,” the advisory said.