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NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal

Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp

The Guardian - US

‘Get away from Hezbollah’: Has Israel hacked Lebanon’s telecoms networks?

Israel sends text messages and recordings to scores of people and hacks radio networks.

Al Jazeera

Hackers linked to Russian government found using some very familiar malware tools

Exploits developed by spyware companies were found to be indistinguishable from those used by Russian hackers.

TechRadar

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Israel tried to frustrate US lawsuit over Pegasus spyware, leak suggests

Officials seized documents from NSO Group in effort to stop handover of information about notorious hacking tool, files suggest

The Guardian - UK

Spanish Judge Reopens Probe Into Prime Minister's Phone Spying

Spanish judge reopens probe into alleged Pegasus spyware targeting Prime Minister and French officials, raising concerns about privacy and government surve...

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Poland launches inquiry into previous government’s spyware use

Victims of Pegasus hacking will be notified, and criminal proceedings could be brought against former officials

The Guardian - UK

WhatsApp wins access to NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware code in new court hearing

NSO Group told to share Pegasus spyware source code with WhatsApp after targeting devices in 2019.

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Court orders maker of Pegasus spyware to hand over code to WhatsApp

Israeli company NSO Group is accused in lawsuit by Meta’s messaging app of spying on 1,400 users over a two-week period

The Guardian - US

Notorious NSO Group exploits flaw to send malicious messages and more

Old court documents were hiding a previously unknown flaw that allowed data exfiltration.

TechRadar

Spyware risks are rising fast, and you should definitely be worried — even Google says so

Google is tracking 40 companies building commercial spyware that is often used on journalists and opponents of the establishment.

TechRadar

Journalists, activists targeted in Jordan with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware

Report by Access Now says hackers used the malware to break into smartphones of dozens of people in Jordan.

Al Jazeera

India Targeting High-profile Journalists With Spyware: Amnesty

India's government has recently targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said in a joint investigation published Thursday.

International Business Times

Pegasus infection found on Indian journalists’ phones after Apple alert: Amnesty International

Pegasus Spyware: Amnesty International announced on Thursday that it found recent traces of Pegasus infection, sold only to governments, on two Indian journalists’ phones

The Hindu

Exiled Russian journalist hacked using NSO Group spyware

Galina Timchenko, head of media outlet declared ‘undesirable’ by Moscow, targeted in February while living in Berlin

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - US

Washington DC-based group targeted in apparent Pegasus hack

Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization

The Guardian - US

White House issues warning to US firms interested in acquiring Israeli surveillance tech

National Security Council’s statement comes after the Guardian reported Hollywood financier’s interest in NSO group’s assets

Reuters

Researchers find Israeli-made spyware deployed across Armenia

Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found.

The Guardian - US

United Nations official and others in Armenia hacked by NSO Group spyware

At least a dozen victims were found to have been hacked by Pegasus during clashes in the region in 2021

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The Guardian - UK

EU urged to tighten spyware safeguards in wake of Pegasus revelations

Non-binding vote bans surveillance software after concluding Hungary and Poland used it to track journalists and opponents

The Guardian - US

Dominican investigative journalist targeted with NSO spyware, report says

Nuria Piera, known for her investigations into corruption, was targeted three times, Amnesty International says

The Street

Hackers Can Get Into Your Phone Using This New Spyware

A report by Citizen Lab describes a previously unknown spyware that can hack into phones using iCloud Calendar invitations.

The Guardian - UK

Experts warn of new spyware threat targeting journalists and political figures

Citizen Lab says victims’ phones infected after being sent an iCloud calendar invitation in a ‘zero-click’ attack

TechRadar

President Biden bans federal agencies from using some spyware

US government agencies are banned from using commercially-built spyware apps.

Al Jazeera

Biden signs executive order restricting use of commercial spyware

The decision comes as governments around the world face accusations of using spyware to target dissidents.

The Independent UK

US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware

The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world

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