Police investigate wave of WhatsApp scams in Malaga using parallel sessions on unpatched iPhones

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Spain's National Police are investigating a steady stream of complaints in Malaga over a scam in which cybercriminals open a parallel session on a victim's WhatsApp account without the owner losing access. According to chief inspector Andrés Román, head of the provincial cybercrime unit, the weak point is an unpatched iPhone operating system: attackers exploit a double vulnerability in WhatsApp and in older iOS versions. They message contacts asking for between 300 and nearly 1,000 euros.

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Attackers open a parallel WhatsApp session without the owner noticing and message their contacts from the shadows
The vector is a double vulnerability in WhatsApp and in older iOS versions, such as iOS 16 or earlier
Reported cases in Malaga involve unpatched iPhones, including an iPhone 14 and an iPhone 12

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Police investigate wave of WhatsApp scams in Malaga using parallel sessions on unpatched iPhones

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