Country
Pakistan

Source
Cybercrime report

Title
Mobile phone hack of senior Pakistani officials (2020)

About
Hacking was done via WhatsApp using a special type of Malware called 'Pegasus' allegedly developed by Israeli spyware company the NSO group. Malware could infiltrate the phone by making a missed called on the targeted WhatsApp number and turn on the phones camera & microphone as well as gain access to messages, emails, contacts and passwords. Original article, also talks about potential of cyber threats from other countries

Key findings
Reports suggested that the Pakistani government was working on developing an alternative to the WhatsApp application for protecting sensitive information.

Website
https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/the-cyber-threat-facing-pakistan/