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Google, Microsoft, Others Support U.S.-Based Spyware Lawsuits
Microsoft and Google were joined by LinkedIn, GitHub, and Trend Micro in a supporting an appeal of a lawsuit against spyware maker NSO Group that was tossed by a U.S. judge who ...
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‘BLASTPASS’ iPhone Exploit — Apple Asleep at the Switch
Richi Jennings | | Apple, BLASTPASS, Citizen Lab, FaceTime, FaceTime bug, imessage, ios, iPhone, NSO, NSO Group, Pegasus, Pegasus Spyware, Privacy, SB Blogwatch
Zero click, zero day, zero clue: Yet another iOS zero-day lets NSO’s Pegasus “mercenary spyware” cause chaos ...
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NSO Group Fires CEO — and 100 Staff — in Spyware ‘Streamlining’
Richi Jennings | | NATO, NSO, NSO Group, Out of the laid off some will become whistleblowers, Pegasus, Pegasus Spyware, SB Blogwatch, Shalev Hulio, spyware
NSO, notorious producer of the Pegasus nation-state spyware, is struggling. So it’s dumped its CEO, Shalev Hulio, and around 100 employees ...
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US Gov’t Flip-Flops on NSO Group Sale to L3Harris
Richi Jennings | | Biden administration, CIA, Department of Commerce, FBI, five eyes, L3Harris, NSO, NSO Group, Pegasus, SB Blogwatch, So when is Elon Musk going to make them an offer?, White House
NSO Group, notorious makers of the notorious Pegasus spyware, has been in acquisition talks with huge defense contractor L3Harris ...
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NSO Group Spied on European Union—on French Orders?
Richi Jennings | | Apple, Didier Reynders, eu, European Union, FORCEDENTRY, france, Imagine thinking a commissioner’s phone contents would give any insight into what’s happening at the commission, iPhone, NSO, NSO Group, Pegasus, Privacy, QuaDream, SB Blogwatch
An espionage attempt was made by an NSO Group customer to hack the phones of senior EU officials ...
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Defending Against Pervasive Spyware
The revelation that Israeli company NSO Group’s spy software Pegasus was targeting the smartphones of activists, journalists and business executives sent a shockwave through the international press. The spyware successfully infiltrated the ...
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Trial Involving Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group to Move Forward in Open Court
A trial centering on accusations that tools designed by the infamous spyware maker NSO Group were used to spy on a Canadian-born Saudi dissident is moving forward and it’s happening in an ...
WhatsApp flaw lets spies install surveillance software with a simple call, even unanswered
Filip Truta | | Industry News, israel, NSO, NSO Group, Slider, surveillance, WhatsApp, whatsapp androi, Whatsapp flaw, whatsapp ios
A serious flaw in instant messaging service WhatsApp lets attackers remotely install surveillance software and spy on selected, high-profile targets, the company’s security team confirmed today. The attack was discovered earlier this ...
Platform Criminality Aids Sales of Exploits and IP
Dr Michael McGuire | | CaaS, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Mike McGuire, NSO, platform criminality, threats, Web of Profit
Platform criminality is enabling and incentivising insider threats to sell on corporate IP and potent malware Understanding cybercrime platforms is key to disrupting the supply of hacking tools and IP theft Platform ...