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News briefs for May 14, 2019.

A vulnerability in WhatsApp allows spyware to be installed from a single unanswered phone call. The Verge reports[2] that the "spyware, developed by Israel's secretive NSO group, can be installed without trace and without the target answering the call, according to security researchers and confirmed by WhatsApp. Once installed, the spyware can turn on a phone's camera and mic, scan emails and messages, and collect the user's location data. WhatsApp is urging its 1.5 billion global users to update the app immediately to close the security hole."

Adobe warns Creative Cloud users with older apps. According to
Engadget[3], "The software company has sent out emails to customers warning them of being "at risk of potential claims of infringement by third parties" if they continue

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