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Portugal Defence Minister Targeted by WhatsApp Hacker

Defence Minister Nuno Melo has revealed that a cyberattack targeted his mobile phone, allowing the attacker to use his number to send messages in his name.

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Attack involved "communication diversion" and duplication of contacts, which allowed third parties to send messages through the WhatsApp application passing through the ruler.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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Nuno Melo's mobile phone no longer allowed security updates. Fraud was detected by the advisor

·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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Nuno Melo said that the attack involved the diversion of communications and the duplication of contacts, allowing third parties to send messages through the WhatsApp application by passing through the ruler.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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The attack involved the "communication diversion" and the duplication of contacts, which allowed third parties to send messages through the 'WhatsApp' application making way for the ruler, but the situation was resolved with the exchange of phone.

According to the Minister of Defense, the attack involved the "difference of communications" and the duplication of contacts, which allowed third parties to send messages through the WhatsApp application making way for the ruler, but the situation was resolved with the exchange of mobile phones

·Portugal
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Noticias ao Minuto broke the news in Portugal on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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