Expert insights. Personalized for you.
Spyware Related Topics 
GizModo VR
MARCH 28, 2022
spyware creepy spyware company finfisher cyberwarfare business finance gamma group malware trojan horses computer surveillance politics espionage computer security software citizen lab law crimeFinFisher is no more.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
As surveillance controversies have raged in connection with Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group, another, lesser known spyware firm from Israel has also apparently been hacking iPhones all over the world.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
SecureWorld News
MAY 3, 2022
The highly controversial Pegasus spyware has been found on the mobile phones of Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez, as well as the defense minister Margarita Robles, according to the Spanish government. Pegasus spyware remains problematic around the world.
SecureWorld News
APRIL 12, 2022
The Israeli-based company—known for its Pegasus spyware that has been used to target journalists, politicians, and executives all over the world—was blacklisted by the United States government in November 2021. in terms of spyware and is evaluating vendors like NSO.
The Verge
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Several members of political opposition groups in Poland have produced evidence that they were hacked by Pegasus spyware, raising alarming questions about the Polish government’s use of the software. In both cases, traces of Pegasus spyware were found on the targets’ devices.
GizModo VR
APRIL 5, 2022
NSO Group, the creepy spyware firm known for selling its services to authoritarian governments throughout the world, is in trouble again. A new report shows that the company’s most notorious malware, Pegasus, was used to hack the iPhone of a Jordanian journalist in December.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
authorities are calling for it to be sanctioned , but EU officials have a different idea for how to handle Pegasus spyware: just ban that s**t entirely. spyware pegasus nso group emmanuel macron espionage technology internet european affairs malware clement beaune
SecureWorld News
JULY 8, 2022
Lockdown Mode is designed to protect users who could be targeted by "the most sophisticated digital threats," such as spyware developed by private companies like the highly controversial NSO Group. The spyware was found on the phone of Jamal Khashoggi's wife just days after his murder.
GizModo VR
JULY 20, 2021
If you’ve been watching the news this week you may have heard something about the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that currently stands accused of helping bad actors to hack journalists, politicians, and human rights activists throughout the world.
GizModo VR
JULY 24, 2021
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart has said that findings from the new investigation into NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware coincide with what the app learned about an attack on its users in 2019.
SecureWorld News
JUNE 27, 2022
The commercial spyware industry is alive and thriving, according to a report released last week by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). The report specifically details an Italian vendor, RCS Labs, and its "Hermit" surveillance malware (aka spyware) used on mobile phones.
GizModo VR
JANUARY 13, 2022
spyware nso group pegasus software el salvador pegasus bitcoin law bitcoin malware citizen lab pegasus project nayib bukele espionage scott railton gizmodo credit
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
A whistleblower alleges that the scandal-ridden spyware firm NSO Group once offered a telecom security company “bags of cash” to buy access to its cellular networks, ostensibly so its clients could track specific mobile users within the United States.
|
GizModo VR
JULY 27, 2021
spyware nso group business finance francisco partners edward snowden jamal khashoggi pegasus espionage novalpina capital
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2021
NSO Group, the notorious Israeli spyware vendor, will no longer allow its clients to hack citizens of the United Kingdom, sources close to the company told The Guardian this week.
GizModo VR
JULY 6, 2021
spyware privacy software tiktok human rights facebook privacy law terms of service internet privacy technology internet spotify github digital rights identity management daniel ray microsoft computing articles
GizModo VR
JANUARY 26, 2022
Spyware developed by Israeli surveillance for hire company NSO Group was reportedly used to spy on yet another member of civil society , this time targeting a senior member at rights group Human Rights Watch.
GizModo VR
JULY 18, 2021
A list of more than 50,000 phone numbers and a subsequent investigation has led a consortium of 17 news organizations to believe that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used to attempt or successfully carry out hacks on the phones of journalists, human rights activists, and more.
GizModo VR
JULY 19, 2021
Amazon has cut off web hosting services for the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been widely accused of aiding in the surveillance of journalists and political dissidents.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 21, 2021
jamal khashoggi spyware assassination of jamal khashoggi us department of commerce mohammed bin salman pegasus security breaches espionage citizen lab hanan elatr bill marczak security shalev hulio nso group malware data breaches
Tech Republic Security
JULY 20, 2021
iPhones have been compromised by the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. Should you be worried? That depends on who you ask
SecureWorld News
JULY 18, 2022
The controversial Pegasus spyware continues to stay in the news cycle, as a new report from the Citizen Lab details how the technology was used to target pro-democracy activists in Thailand. The increase in surveillance also means the use of Pegasus spyware. Pegasus spyware in Thailand.
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 27, 2022
Some spyware vendors are collaborating with ISPs to ensure their targets are successfully compromised. The post Spyware vendor targets iOS and Android in Italy and Kazakhstan, collaborates with ISP appeared first on TechRepublic.
GizModo VR
JULY 21, 2021
spyware telegram nso group instant messaging clients pegasus espionage computing amnesty international pavel durov cross platform software software communication software citizen lab
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
spyware emmanuel macron iphone cybercrime espionage internet privacy computer security nso group rohit chopra crimes stalkerware the national security agency apple daniel gericke pegasus malware computer network security amnesty international pegasus project
Tech Republic Security
APRIL 27, 2021
The spyware tries to steal passwords and other sensitive data and accesses your contact list, warns the U.K.'s s National Cyber Security Centre
TechSpot
JUNE 27, 2022
A report from Google's Threat Analysis Team describes how Italian company RCS Labs distributes its Hermit spyware on behalf of clients which include national governments.
IT Toolbox
JANUARY 19, 2017
This post looks at a few ways to avoid getting spyware
Computer Weekly
JANUARY 16, 2018
Powerful, highly advanced spyware has been targeting Android mobiles for the past four years, security researchers have discovered
TechSpot
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Reuters' sources indicated that US officials, either based in Uganda or working on issues concerning Uganda, received warnings from Apple that their iPhones were being targeted with spyware from Israel-based NSO over the last several months
Computer Weekly
JANUARY 11, 2018
Researchers at security firm McAfee have confirmed that social networks are being used to target North Korean dissidents with spyware
The Verge
DECEMBER 21, 2021
New forensic analysis indicates that representatives of the United Arab Emirates government installed Pegasus spyware on the phone of Hanan Elatr, wife of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, just months before her husband was killed. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
The Verge
DECEMBER 3, 2021
At least nine employees of the US State Department working in or with Uganda had their iPhones hacked with spyware made by NSO Group, according to a report from Reuters. NSO has claimed that its spyware isn’t able to target US phone numbers (that is, numbers with a country code of +1).
The Verge
JULY 19, 2021
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has banned NSO Group, the company behind the Pegasus spyware program. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Vice reported the ban this morning, the day after a sweeping report alleged Pegasus was used to target the phones of human rights activists and journalists.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
The FBI has confirmed to The Washington Post that the agency had a license to use NSO’s Pegasus spyware and that it tested out the software’s capabilities. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
The Verge
JULY 23, 2021
Throughout the past week, we’ve seen story after story about a company called NSO Group, and a piece of spyware called Pegasus. Pegasus is spyware developed by a private contractor for use by government agencies. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The US Department of Commerce has ordered American companies to not sell their tech to NSO, citing reports that the group’s Pegasus spyware is used against journalists, government officials, activists, and more. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
Vox
DECEMBER 4, 2021
A hack targeting US officials is just the latest problem for NSO Group, the Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware. A woman walks past an NSO Group building at one of the company’s branches in the Arava Desert on November 11, 2021, in Sapir, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images.
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a ban against spyware developer Support King and CEO Scott Zuckerman from operating in the surveillance industry.
The Verge
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Facebook-owned WhatsApp sued the spyware vendor last year, alleging that its software was used to hack 1,400 devices via a vulnerability in the messaging service. Image by Alex Castro / The Verge.
The Verge
JULY 21, 2021
Amnesty International — part of the group that helped break the news of journalists and heads of state being targeted by NSO’s government-grade spyware, Pegasus — has released a tool to check if your phone has been affected. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
The Verge
DECEMBER 21, 2020
36 personal phones belonging to Al Jazeera journalists, producers, anchors, and executives were hacked in a spyware campaign between July and August 2020, a new report from Citizen Lab alleges. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Designed to combat zero-day flaws exploited in Apple's operating systems, the patch applies to the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac
87 
Let's personalize your content