Many of us use this messaging service, its whatsapp. Messaging Service Whatsapp is suing an israeli surveillance firm, nso group, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of about 1,400 people. Whatsapp which is owned by Facebook Says nso group helped in the targeting of diplomats, dissidents, journalists and officials on four continents. Whatsapp said the attacks involved malware that exploited its video calling system and allowed nsos clients to spy on users. Nso has strongly denied the allegations. Emily taylor is the boss of oxford information labs and a cybersecurity expert. Speaking to the bbc when the story first emerged, she explained how the hacking tool dubbed pegasus worked. It will make a voice call, which doesnt even need to be answered by the recipient, and then once you are inside the up, its possible to install software or spy on the user inside the app. Citizen lab, the Cybersecurity Research laboratory that worked with whatsapp to investigate the