A new report shows that an Israeli spyware firm's malware was used against top European officials last year.
The Israeli vendor's software hit a reporter's iPhone weeks after Apple sought an injunction that would have curtailed such hacks.
Sources say Israel worried granting Ukraine access to NSO's tool would be seen as an act of aggression.
Considering how the software's been used to target countless civic actors across the EU, the idea sounds pretty reasonable.
After ongoing scandals involving shady malware vendor NSO Group, it turns out that a rival firm has also been targeting iPhones with its own exploits.
A whistleblower alleges that the scandal-ridden NSO Group once offered "bags of cash" to his company to buy access to U.S. mobile networks.
U.S. agencies considered buying "Phantom," a previously unknown spyware system from NSO Group, even after ongoing allegations of misconduct emerged.
The activist claims they were targeted five times between April and August of last year.
Digital Rights group Access Now claims this marked the most “persistent and intensive” known use of Pegasus to target journalists to date.
Frightening exploits sold by the embattled Israeli spyware vendor have been used to hack people all over the world. Now researchers have unpacked how it works.
The spyware giant has denied that it played a role in the Saudi dissident's death.
Meta says it has banned six "surveillance-for-hire" firms from its platforms. The firms may have spied on tens of thousands of Instagram and Facebook users.
The company has reportedly sold software that’s been used to target journalists, human rights advocates, children, and even some political leaders.
A Reuters report claims the targeted officials were either based in Uganda or worked on matters related to that country.
Apple has announced that it will let you know when sophisticated, state-sponsored hackers have targeted you. Fun!
The suit aims to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, hardware, or services, which would deal a direct blow to NSO's Pegasus software.
The company has come under intense scrutiny as activists have highlighted its nefarious purposes.
The rule comes after a year of hacking scandals, some of which involved commercial spyware, and seems to target China and Russia.
The NSO Group, a well-known malware merchant, claims that it won't let its clients hack British phone numbers anymore.
The fact that former NSA operatives acted as cyber-mercenaries for the UAE is less a canary in a coal mine than a blaring air-raid siren.
