TBT: How hackers broke WhatsApp with just a phone call

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.28.20 You've heard advice like "Don't click links in suspicious emails or texts or download shady apps." But a notorious Israeli spy firm developed a WhatsApp exploit that could inject malware onto targeted phones and steal data from them. How? All they had to do was call. Read all about how hackers broke WhatsApp with a phone call, plus the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago below.   How Hackers Broke WhatsApp With Just a Phone Call All it took to compromise a smartphone was a single phone call over WhatsApp. The user didn't even have to pick up the phone. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year A Bizarre Form of Water May Exist All Over the Universe A new experiment confirms the existence of superionic ice, a black and hot form of water that might make up the bulk of giant icy planets. How to Solve a Rubik's Cube in 5 Seconds—or Less The world record for unscrambling a Rubik's cube keeps dropping, as fleet-fingered speedcubers hone their pattern recognition and "look-ahead" skills. Why I Love My Teeny-Tiny Knockoff Nokia It's about the size of an eraser, but don't underestimate its formidable practicality! This Dating App Exposes the Monstrous Bias of Algorithms Monster Match, a game funded by Mozilla, shows how dating app algorithms reinforce bias—and serve the company more than the user. The Wagon Wheel Effect Shows the Limits of the Human Brain This famous optical illusion, ubiquitous in car commercials and movies, helps neuroscientists study how the mind perceives the world. Moondust Could Cloud Our Lunar Ambitions It's superfine. It's sharp. It sticks to everything. Before we return to the moon, we'll have to conquer one of the weirdest substances in the solar system. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10 $5     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions