As an undercover journalist covering Italian politics, Francesco Cancellato is used to reporting on scandals. But he never thought he would be part of the story.
Following allegations of potential abuse, Paragon Solutions has cut off Italy from its spyware systems.
Barcelone se mue en “capitale européenne de la cyberguerre”. Depuis un an et demi, “au moins trois équipes renommées d’experts en piratage informatique”, venus d’Israël, se sont installées dans la capitale de la Catalogne, détaille El Periódico de Catalunya. Le journal espagnol s’appuie sur les informations du quotidien de Tel-Aviv Ha’Aretz, qui a publié le 26 décembre un article sur les hackers “délocalisés” d’Israël vers des pays de l’Union européenne, dont l’Espagne.
Cybersecurity experts, who work with human rights defenders and journalists, agree that Apple is doing the right thing by sending notifications to victims of mercenary spyware — and at the same time refusing to forensically analyze the devices.
The precedent-setting ruling from a Northern California federal judge could lead to massive damages against NSO Group, whose notorious spyware has been reportedly used by various governments worldwide.
Apple rejects requests for a copy of a Harris campaign staffer's iPhone.
Serbian authorities are using spyware and Cellebrite forensic extraction tools to hack journalists and activists in a surveillance campaign.
Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops.
Officials from EU anti-fraud office were allegedly followed, wiretapped and had their laptops hacked by Hungary’s intelligence agency.
Key findings from our analysis include:
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Comprehensive Data Exfiltration:
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Italy is home to six major spyware vendors and one supplier, with many smaller and harder-to-track enterprises emerging all the time, experts say.
Four victims of Pegasus spyware in the UK have this week filed a criminal complaint with the Metropolitan Police.
Apple said there’s “too significant a risk” of exposing the anti-exploit work needed to fend off the very adversaries involved in the case.
Intellexa’s Predator spyware infrastructure re-emerges after sanctions. Learn how this mercenary spyware is evolving, targeting high-profile individuals, and what defensive measures can be taken.
Supreme Court ruling that Greek state agencies were not involved in the use of illegal spy software shocks opposition leader who says confidence in the justice system had been 'seriously shaken'.
Mandrake spyware threat actors resume attacks with new functionality targeting Android devices while being publicly available on Google Play.
The Minnesota-based spyware maker Spytech snooped on thousands of devices before it was hacked earlier this year.
Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It's the Apple issued threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of spyware attacks.
Andrei Sannikov and Evgeny Erlikh discuss the effects of discovering their devices had been infected with Pegasus — making them part of a rapidly expanding list of civil-society figures targeted with the commercial spyware.
Shalev Hulio is remaking his image but is still involved in a web of cybersecurity ventures with his old colleagues from NSO Group.
