WhatsApp is named in 4 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 2014 to 2025.
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-02 | ICE Reactivates $2M Paragon Spyware Contract for WhatsApp, Signal Encryption Breaking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Paragon · Homeland Security · WhatsApp | confirmed | |
| 2020-12-09 | FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization Through Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions, Seeks Breakup Federal Trade Commission · Facebook · Mark Zuckerberg · Instagram · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2019-10-29 | WhatsApp Sues NSO Group Over Pegasus Spyware Attack on 1,400 Users WhatsApp · Meta · NSO Group · US District Court Northern California | confirmed | |
| 2014-02-19 | Facebook Acquires WhatsApp for $19 Billion to Dominate Messaging Market Facebook · Mark Zuckerberg · WhatsApp · Jan Koum · +2 | confirmed |
Network neighbors
Facebook
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Federal Trade Commission
2× shared
Mark Zuckerberg
2× shared
46 State Attorneys General
1× shared
Brian Acton
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Homeland Security
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
1× shared
Instagram
1× shared
Jan Koum
1× shared
Meta
1× shared
NSO Group
1× shared
Paragon
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US District Court Northern California
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