# WhatsApp warns users after fake app installs spyware

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whatsapp-warns-users-after-fake-app-installs-spyware/679833
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**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whatsapp-warns-users-after-fake-app-installs-spyware/679833 "2026-04-01T21:00:20Z")
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### Author: ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whatsapp-warns-users-after-fake-app-installs-spyware/679833/1 "2026-04-01T21:00:20Z")

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WhatsApp says about 200 people were tricked into installing a fake app that was actually Italian government-made spyware, and the company has started notifying affected users.

> **[WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by...](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/whatsapp-notifies-hundreds-of-users-who-installed-a-fake-app-that-was-actually-government-spyware/)**
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> The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.

BayMax

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### Author: ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whatsapp-warns-users-after-fake-app-installs-spyware/679833/2 "2026-04-01T21:21:06Z")

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The small number is not the comfort here.

BobaMilk