A March 10, 2017, file photo shows the WhatsApp communications app on a smartphone, in New York …

A March 10, 2017, file photo shows the WhatsApp communications app on a smartphone, in New York ...

A March 10, 2017, file photo shows the WhatsApp communications app on a smartphone, in New York. WhatsApp says a vulnerability in the popular communications app let mobile phones be infected with sophisticated spyware with a missed in-app call alone. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)