A WhatsApp official said on Friday that the Israeli company Paraguayn Soloshns for spying programs targeted dozens of users, including journalists and members of civil society.

The official added that WhatsApp, which is affiliated with Mita, sent a letter to Paraguce after the hacking, asking her to stop it.

WhatsApp said in a statement that it "will continue to defend the ability to communicate with privacy."

Paragon was reluctant to comment.

WhatsApp official told Reuters that the company had monitored an attempt to penetrate targeting about 90 users of its platform.

And the official in charge of determining the identity or place of the targets, said only that the goals included an unlimited number of civil society and media figures. He added that WhatsApp has been "obstructed" since then an attempt to infiltrate.

The official in charge of discussing how WhatsApp was confirmed that Paragua is responsible for the hacking process. He said that law enforcement and "sector partners" were informed of the hacking process, but he did not have details.