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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
- Monday July 18, 2022
- Associated Press
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pegasus: FBI Confirms It Bought Spyware From Israel's NSO Group
- Thursday February 3, 2022
- Associated Press
The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group's powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to surveil journalists, dissidents. and human rights activists has long been established. It suggested its motivation was to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft.”
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www.gadgets360.com
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Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert Explains How the Watchdog Calls Out Governments and Private Firms
- Tuesday January 25, 2022
- Associated Press
The Internet watchdog Citizen Lab has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to put people in peril.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Chinese Olympic App Has Serious Security Flaws: Report
- Wednesday January 19, 2022
- Associated Press
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Phones of Salvadoran Journalists Investigating Alleged State Corruption: Report
- Thursday January 13, 2022
- Reuters
The cell phones of nearly three dozen journalists and activists in El Salvador, several of whom were investigating alleged state corruption, have been hacked since mid-2020 and implanted with sophisticated spyware typically available only to governments and law enforcement, a Canadian research institute said it has found.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NSO Group: Polish Leader Admits Country Bought Powerful Israeli Spyware
- Saturday January 8, 2022
- Associated Press
Poland's most powerful politician has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pegasus Spyware of Israel Firm NSO Group Being Used to Target Journalists, Activists, Government Officials
- Monday July 19, 2021
- Associated Press
Israel-based NSO Group’s Pegasus is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents, according to an investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Says Israeli Group Created and Sold Tools to Hack Windows
- Friday July 16, 2021
- Reuters
Microsoft has said that an Israeli group sold a tool to hack into its Windows operating system. The hacking tool vendor, named Candiru, created and sold a software exploit that can penetrate Windows, said a report by Citizen Lab.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hackers Sought to Discredit Russian Opposition Leader, Says Citizen Lab
- Friday May 26, 2017
- Reuters
That effort, which took place in October 2016, is said to be part of a cyber spying operation with more than 200 targets in 39 countries.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
- Monday July 18, 2022
- Associated Press
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pegasus: FBI Confirms It Bought Spyware From Israel's NSO Group
- Thursday February 3, 2022
- Associated Press
The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group's powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to surveil journalists, dissidents. and human rights activists has long been established. It suggested its motivation was to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft.”
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www.gadgets360.com
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Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert Explains How the Watchdog Calls Out Governments and Private Firms
- Tuesday January 25, 2022
- Associated Press
The Internet watchdog Citizen Lab has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to put people in peril.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Chinese Olympic App Has Serious Security Flaws: Report
- Wednesday January 19, 2022
- Associated Press
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Phones of Salvadoran Journalists Investigating Alleged State Corruption: Report
- Thursday January 13, 2022
- Reuters
The cell phones of nearly three dozen journalists and activists in El Salvador, several of whom were investigating alleged state corruption, have been hacked since mid-2020 and implanted with sophisticated spyware typically available only to governments and law enforcement, a Canadian research institute said it has found.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NSO Group: Polish Leader Admits Country Bought Powerful Israeli Spyware
- Saturday January 8, 2022
- Associated Press
Poland's most powerful politician has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Pegasus Spyware of Israel Firm NSO Group Being Used to Target Journalists, Activists, Government Officials
- Monday July 19, 2021
- Associated Press
Israel-based NSO Group’s Pegasus is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents, according to an investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Says Israeli Group Created and Sold Tools to Hack Windows
- Friday July 16, 2021
- Reuters
Microsoft has said that an Israeli group sold a tool to hack into its Windows operating system. The hacking tool vendor, named Candiru, created and sold a software exploit that can penetrate Windows, said a report by Citizen Lab.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hackers Sought to Discredit Russian Opposition Leader, Says Citizen Lab
- Friday May 26, 2017
- Reuters
That effort, which took place in October 2016, is said to be part of a cyber spying operation with more than 200 targets in 39 countries.
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www.gadgets360.com