New Catalangate revelations raise further questions The head of Spain’s National Intelligence Centre has admitted that the agency did in fact spy on 18 Catalan leaders with the approval of the… The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022
Catalans demand answers after Spanish spy chief confirms phone hacking Sources tell Spanish media spy chief told committee that 18 Catalan activists targeted with spyware The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022
Hacked phones put Spanish intelligence agency under scrutiny Spain's intelligence agency is facing growing criticism after the discovery that politicians had their phones hacked, even as far as the device in the prime minister's pocket The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
Private equity executive sought to undermine NSO critics, data suggests Information released under data protection laws sheds light on apparent effort to undermine Canadian research group Citizen Lab The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2022
Catalan chief accuses Spain's intelligence agency of hacking Catalonia's president is accusing Spain’s intelligence agency of conducting what he calls “massive political espionage” on the northeastern region’s independence movement The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022
Catalan leader says to freeze parliamentary support to Spanish PM over spying row Catalonia's leftist Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya party will stop backing the Spanish government in parliament unless Madrid takes measures to restore confidence after reports that it spied on pro-independence figures, the region's leader said. Reuters · Apr 21, 2022
Boris Johnson must pay attention to basic cybersecurity rules, says security adviser Peter Ricketts’ warning comes as UAE accused of using Pegasus spyware to hack into mobile phone at Downing Street The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022
Spain: Hacked Catalans to launch a legal bid on spyware use Catalan separatist politicians and activists are launching a legal offensive in half a dozen countries against the Spanish state and the Israeli companies behind the controversial spyware allegedly used to snoop on them The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022
Catalan president calls for investigation as spyware targets pro-independence leaders Pere Aragonès says the Spanish government must have known about the spying, but it denies all wrongdoing The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022
Spain denies illegal spying on Catalan independence leaders Spain's government on Tuesday denied illegally spying on Catalan independence leaders but was mum on whether it had undertaken any court-approved electronic surveillance after a rights group found that dozens of separatists' phones were targeted. Reuters · Apr 19, 2022
Amid fresh UK, Spain charges: Europe parliamentary panel on Pegasus to hold first meet today The European Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry is set to hold its first meeting today into breaches of EU law associated with the use of Pegasus and equivalent spyware, amid fresh allegations of Pegasus attacks on top politicians and journalists in Spain, and on a device in UK PM Boris Johnson’s… Newslaundry · Apr 19, 2022
Downing Street and Foreign Office phones ‘targeted with spyware’, says group A phone linked to No 10 Downing Street was targeted by powerful spyware which can turn mobiles into 24/7 listening devices, according to reports. Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2022
Watchdog warns Boris Johnson of suspected spyware attack on No 10 An operator of the powerful Pegasus spyware linked to the United Arab Emirates is suspected of being behind the infection. The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022
Watchdog warned UK government of spyware infections inside 10 Downing Street Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday it had warned British officials that electronic devices connected to government networks, including some inside the prime minister's office and foreign ministry, appeared to be infected with Israeli-made spy software. Reuters · Apr 18, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022 Catalan leaders targeted using NSO spyware, say cybersecurity experts Victims said to include Pere Aragonès and Carles Puigdemont, but Israeli firm suggests claims are false
The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022 Spyware use on separatists in Spain "extensive," group says A cybersecurity rights group says the phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia, including the regional chief and other elected officials, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments
Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022 Major Downing Street security breach after hackers target Boris Johnson's network The Pegasus spyware could have allowed the operator to carry out 24-hour surveillance of messages and calls made on a Number 10 device
The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022 Powerful ‘Trojan horse’ spyware found on Downing Street phone, security researchers say The so-called ‘Pegasus’ attack is believed to have originated from the United Arab Emirates
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022 No 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson ‘told’ No 10 subjected to UAE-linked spyware attack, says report, but Israeli firm suggests allegations are false
Reuters · Apr 18, 2022 Catalan independence leaders targeted by spyware, rights group says Catalonia's regional leader accused the Spanish government on Monday of spying on its citizens after a rights group said his phone and dozens more belonging to Catalan pro-independence figures had been infected with spyware used by sovereign states.
Newslaundry · Apr 15, 2022 IFJ condemns use of new spyware Predator to target investigative journalist in Greece The International Federation of Journalists, along with the Journalists' Union of Athens Daily Newspapers, has condemned an alleged attempt to spy on Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis through a new surveillance software named Predator.
The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022 Victim’s iPhone hacked by Pegasus spyware weeks after Apple sued NSO Quartet targeted by clients – thought to be Jordanian government agencies – of Israeli company even after Apple sued in November
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 Israeli firm's spyware used on Jordan activists, report says Digital-rights researchers have concluded that the mobile phones of four Jordanian human rights activists were hacked with software made by the Israeli spyware company NSO Group
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022 ‘Most harmful thing’ – how spyware is stifling human rights in Bahrain Growing evidence shows Gulf state’s friends and enemies are being targeted by NSO Group software / You don’t know what is private’: how spyware erodes human rights in Bahrain
Reuters · Feb 17, 2022 How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.