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Israel's NSO Group Found Liable For Pegasus Hacking Of WhatsApp Users
A US judge ruled on Friday in favor of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software allowing unauthorized surveillance.
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Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
Apple faces new accusations in a lawsuit filed by an employee over unlawful surveillance of employees' personal devices and iCloud accounts, The employee has alleged the firm requires staff to install software on personal devices used for work that provides access to their personal data, and prohibits them from discussing wages and work conditions.
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Ex-UK Spy Agency Worker Jailed For Life For Attacking US Agent
A former software developer at Britain's signals intelligence agency GCHQ was on Monday jailed for life for attempted murder, after a knife attack on a US NSA employee.
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Russia Bans iPhones For Government Officials Over Spying Fears: Report
The move comes in the wake of Vladimir Putin's order,which demanded that organizations involved in "critical information infrastructure" transition to domestically developed software by 2025.
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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Centre Using New Software To Spy On People, Alleges Congress
The Congress on Monday accused the government of using a new software to spy over people opposed to it and damage India's political and democratic system.
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The USÂ Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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Microsoft Accuses DSIRF of Creating Malicious Software, Firm Says Subzero Was for Official Use in EU
Microsoft has accused an Austrian firm DSIRF of creating malicious software ‘Subzero’. The firm was accused of using Subzero as a spying tool in at least three countries. However, DSIRF says the software was for official use in EU states only, and not offered or made for commercial use. The firm is also investigating the claims.
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Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use
Thai minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used Pegasus spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used.
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iPhone Flaw Exploited by Pegasus Spyware Said to Be Simultaneously Abused by Second Israeli Spy Firm
A flaw in Apple's software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhone handsets in 2021 was simultaneously abused by a competing company, according to five people familiar with the matter.
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Pegasus Spyware Used to Target Finnish Diplomats, Ministry Says
Mobile phones belonging to Finnish diplomats were spied on using the cyber espionage software Pegasus, the country's foreign ministry said.
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Chinese Spyware Code ‘Jian’ Was Copied From America's National Security Agency, Researchers Say
Chinese spies used code first developed by the US National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators.
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WhatsApp Pay Refutes Allegations of Data Hacking by Spyware Pegasus in Supreme Court
WhatsApp refuted before the Supreme Court the claims that its payment services system was not secure and reliable and can be hacked by Israeli spy software Pegasus.
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NSO Group Israeli Surveillance Software Lawsuit Goes Behind Closed Doors
An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closed-door hearings in Amnesty International's legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software, which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide.
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WhatsApp Sues Israel's NSO for Allegedly Helping Spies Hack Phones Around the World
WhatsApp alleges that NSO helped government agencies deliver malicious software through seemingly harmless WhatsApp video calls, even if the targets never answered their phones.
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Israel's NSO Group Found Liable For Pegasus Hacking Of WhatsApp Users
A US judge ruled on Friday in favor of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software allowing unauthorized surveillance.
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Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
Apple faces new accusations in a lawsuit filed by an employee over unlawful surveillance of employees' personal devices and iCloud accounts, The employee has alleged the firm requires staff to install software on personal devices used for work that provides access to their personal data, and prohibits them from discussing wages and work conditions.
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Ex-UK Spy Agency Worker Jailed For Life For Attacking US Agent
A former software developer at Britain's signals intelligence agency GCHQ was on Monday jailed for life for attempted murder, after a knife attack on a US NSA employee.
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Russia Bans iPhones For Government Officials Over Spying Fears: Report
The move comes in the wake of Vladimir Putin's order,which demanded that organizations involved in "critical information infrastructure" transition to domestically developed software by 2025.
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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Centre Using New Software To Spy On People, Alleges Congress
The Congress on Monday accused the government of using a new software to spy over people opposed to it and damage India's political and democratic system.
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The USÂ Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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Microsoft Accuses DSIRF of Creating Malicious Software, Firm Says Subzero Was for Official Use in EU
Microsoft has accused an Austrian firm DSIRF of creating malicious software ‘Subzero’. The firm was accused of using Subzero as a spying tool in at least three countries. However, DSIRF says the software was for official use in EU states only, and not offered or made for commercial use. The firm is also investigating the claims.
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Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use
Thai minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used Pegasus spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used.
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iPhone Flaw Exploited by Pegasus Spyware Said to Be Simultaneously Abused by Second Israeli Spy Firm
A flaw in Apple's software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhone handsets in 2021 was simultaneously abused by a competing company, according to five people familiar with the matter.
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Pegasus Spyware Used to Target Finnish Diplomats, Ministry Says
Mobile phones belonging to Finnish diplomats were spied on using the cyber espionage software Pegasus, the country's foreign ministry said.
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Chinese Spyware Code ‘Jian’ Was Copied From America's National Security Agency, Researchers Say
Chinese spies used code first developed by the US National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators.
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WhatsApp Pay Refutes Allegations of Data Hacking by Spyware Pegasus in Supreme Court
WhatsApp refuted before the Supreme Court the claims that its payment services system was not secure and reliable and can be hacked by Israeli spy software Pegasus.
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NSO Group Israeli Surveillance Software Lawsuit Goes Behind Closed Doors
An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closed-door hearings in Amnesty International's legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software, which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide.
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WhatsApp Sues Israel's NSO for Allegedly Helping Spies Hack Phones Around the World
WhatsApp alleges that NSO helped government agencies deliver malicious software through seemingly harmless WhatsApp video calls, even if the targets never answered their phones.
