Introduction

This article examines the incident titled “WhatsApp Zero Day and ImageIO Chain Targeted Apple Spyware Exploit” and synthesizes reporting, vendor advisories, and expert commentary. Keywords integrated throughout include whatsapp, apple, imageio, vulnerability, zero day, exploit, patch, kev, cve-2025-55177, cve-2025-43300, targeted-attack, journalists, civil-society. The purpose is to present a clear, structured account and detailed analysis for policy and technical audiences.