"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"
3 weeks, 6 days ago

"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"

Salon  

The cogent documentary, “Surveilled,” now available on HBO, tracks journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the proliferation and implementation of spyware, specifically, Pegasus, which was created by the Israeli company NSO Group. Directors Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz follow Farrow as he meets with individuals including a former NSO employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity; Ron Deibert, of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which uncovered spyware abuse; and Elies Campo, in Catalonia, Spain, who is able to check phones for spyware. Salon spoke with Farrow, along with filmmakers Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz about “Surveilled” and spyware. In terms of law enforcement, and you also hear it from Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the intelligence committee saying, “If this is software that can help rescue my theoretically kidnapped child, I want that.” It’s part of the real challenge in terms of abuse and potential use of this software. The thing I hear from these privacy law experts is the DHS is where you see the purchasing of legally dubious technology because they have a built-in excuse, “Hey, it’s all in the course of law enforcement operations.” There is very little reason to think that we are going to see more aggressive self-policing under this incoming Trump administration than we did under the Biden administration.

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US Court ruling on Pegasus: Here's its direct impact in India
2 days, 14 hours ago

US Court ruling on Pegasus: Here's its direct impact in India

New Indian Express  

The US court's decision on Friday in favor of WhatsApp, the messaging platform owned by Meta, which holds Israeli spyware maker NSO Group directly liable for targeting around 1,400 users with its spyware, Pegasus, is expected to have ripple effects in India. In 2021, many reports in the media revealed that Pegasus spyware was used to target over 300 Indian …

Former prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn’t interested in the details
9 months, 1 week ago

Former prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn’t interested in the details

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Former Polish prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński told a parliamentary committee Friday he believes Poland needed advanced spyware but that, despite his leadership position, he wasn’t interested in how or against whom it was used. But he stressed that he was “not directly interested in the operational activity of the services.” However, he later said the “use of …

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
10 months, 1 week ago

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Hindustan Times  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's new prime minister said Tuesday he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims. Several Polish opponents of the previous government were targeted with Pegasus, a spyware program made by Israel's NSO Group, according to findings by the University …

Poland’s PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
10 months, 1 week ago

Poland’s PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s new prime minister said Tuesday he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims. Several Polish opponents of the previous government were targeted with Pegasus, a spyware program made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to findings by the University …

US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activists
10 months, 2 weeks ago

US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activists

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday it is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. Such targeting has been linked to arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings in the most egregious of cases.” Biden issued a executive order nearly a year ago …

Journalists, lawyers and activists hacked with Pegasus spyware in Jordan, forensic probe finds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Journalists, lawyers and activists hacked with Pegasus spyware in Jordan, forensic probe finds

The Hindu  

Israeli-made Pegasus spyware was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of at least 30 people, including journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists, the digital rights group Access Now said on February 1. The U.S. government was unpersuaded and blacklisted the NSO Group in November 2021, when iPhone maker Apple Inc. sued it, calling its employees “amoral 21st century …

Journalists, lawyers and activists hacked with Pegasus spyware in Jordan, forensic probe finds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Journalists, lawyers and activists hacked with Pegasus spyware in Jordan, forensic probe finds

Associated Press  

Israeli-made Pegasus spyware was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of at least 30 people, including journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists, the digital rights group Access Now said Thursday. The U.S. government was unpersuaded and blacklisted the NSO Group in November 2021, when iPhone maker Apple Inc. sued it, calling its employees “amoral 21st century mercenaries who …

Is Pegasus spyware targeting journalists in India?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Pegasus spyware targeting journalists in India?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Washington Post and human rights non-profit Amnesty International have alleged that the spyware instance known as Pegasus continues to be in use, on this occasion targeting journalists in India. After Apple issued a security notification to certain iPhone users, including MPs, in October, researchers at Amnesty International’s Security Lab analysed the allegedly infected devices, including …

Pegasus Spyware found on Indian journalists’ phones after Apple alert: Amnesty International
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pegasus Spyware found on Indian journalists’ phones after Apple alert: Amnesty International

The Hindu  

The Wire news website’s founder editor, Siddharth Varadarajan, and another journalist in India were targeted with Pegasus spyware this year, the nonprofit Amnesty International’s Security Lab was able to determine after testing their devices, it announced on Thursday. The journalists had received an alert from Apple that they were being targeted by “state- Separately, TheWashington Post reported that after the …

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?

Al Jazeera  

A new forensic investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post has shown the use of the Israeli Pegasus spyware, likely by the Indian government, to surveil high-profile Indian journalists. The report, published by Amnesty’s Security Lab, found continued use of the software to target high-profile Indian journalists including a journalist who had also previously been a victim of attacks …

Indian journalist's phone targeted with Israeli spyware Pegasus: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian journalist's phone targeted with Israeli spyware Pegasus: Report

Hindustan Times  

An Indian journalist has been allegedly subjected to hacking using Pegasus, a spyware manufactured by Israel-based NSO Group. Anand Magnale, who works for a global group of investigative journalists called Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, was reportedly among those in India who received alerts on their Apple mobile devices which prompted a row over issue of national security and …

Pegasus maker, other spyware firms roped in to track hostages in Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Pegasus maker, other spyware firms roped in to track hostages in Gaza

Live Mint  

Since its ghastly attack on Israel, Hamas has kept hundreds of Israelis including foreigners captive in Gaza. In a major development, Israeli security forces have roped in spyware firms like Pegasus maker to track hostages in the Gaza strip, reported Bloomberg citing sources. Along with Israel, countries like Italy and the US are also keen to bring back the hostages …

Press groups: Spyware again used against Mexican activists
1 year, 8 months ago

Press groups: Spyware again used against Mexican activists

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Press freedom groups said Tuesday the Mexican government apparently continued to use Pegasus spyware to infect telephones of human rights activists as recently as late 2022, despite a pledge by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stop such spying. “So far in the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, at least three human rights activists and …

Centre bought new Pegasus-type spyware Cognyte to ‘snoop’ says Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre bought new Pegasus-type spyware Cognyte to ‘snoop’ says Congress

Live Mint  

The Congress on Monday accused the BJP-led Central government of trying to purchase a Pegasus-style spying software at a cost of ₹986 crore. It will cost you and us ₹986 crore to buy Cognyte spyware," alleged senior party leader Pawan Khera. The senior politician posed several questions to the Narendra Modi-led government about the ‘new spyware idea’ and whether any …

'Shahenshah, Shah' Buying Cognyte Spyware For Rs 986 Crore To Replace Pegasus: Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

'Shahenshah, Shah' Buying Cognyte Spyware For Rs 986 Crore To Replace Pegasus: Congress

ABP News  

The Congress on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of buying new a spyware, 'Cognyte', for snooping. As much as Rs 986 crore will be spent on it, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera said. The latest attack by the Grand Old Party came amid reports claiming that an Indian defence agency has been purchasing equipment from an Israeli spyware firm …

Indian defence agency bought Pegasus ‘rival’, trade data reveals
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian defence agency bought Pegasus ‘rival’, trade data reveals

The Hindu  

An Indian defence agency has been purchasing equipment from an Israeli spyware firm that is being billed as a potential Pegasus alternative, according to trade data reviewed by The Hindu. “Cognyte regularly targeted journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, families of opposition, and human rights activists around the world, without their knowledge, and collected intelligence on these people by manipulating …

Indian defence agency bought spyware from Pegasus ‘rival’, trade data reveals
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian defence agency bought spyware from Pegasus ‘rival’, trade data reveals

The Hindu  

An Indian defence agency has been purchasing equipment from an Israeli spyware firm that is being billed as a potential Pegasus alternative, according to trade data reviewed by The Hindu. “Cognyte regularly targeted journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, families of opposition, and human rights activists around the world, without their knowledge, and collected intelligence on these people by manipulating …

‘Officers told me to be careful...’: Rahul Gandhi on Pegasus issue
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Officers told me to be careful...’: Rahul Gandhi on Pegasus issue

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again raked up the Pegasus snooping issue, saying that a large number of politicians including him had the Israeli spyware software on their phones. Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, SNM Abdi, Prem Shankar Jha, Rupesh Kumar Singh, and Ipsa Shatakshi, who are reported to be on the potential list of snoop targets of Pegasus spyware, …

Explained |  Is there clarity on Pegasus malware report?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained |  Is there clarity on Pegasus malware report?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court on August 25 said that the panel that it had constituted to look into the Pegasus issue had found no conclusive evidence of the Israeli-origin spyware on the 29 phones it examined. The panel informed the court in an interim report in May this year that it had come up with its own …

Pegasus: Truth must come out
2 years, 3 months ago

Pegasus: Truth must come out

Hindustan Times  

A Supreme Court -appointed committee did not find evidence that the military grade spyware Pegasus was used on Indian citizens. While it may be the Centre’s prerogative on how it engages with independent, even judicial commissions, it raises questions of propriety, especially since Pegasus is no ordinary spyware product. Its Israel-based maker NSO Group has maintained it only sells to …

Malware found in 5 phones, no proof of Pegasus: panel
2 years, 3 months ago

Malware found in 5 phones, no proof of Pegasus: panel

The Hindu  

A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana on August 25 said the Pegasus technical committee has reported that out of 29 phones examined, five were found infected with "some malware" but that did not mean it was Pegasus spyware. However, the court said it would publish on its website the separate report of the overseeing …

Pegasus hearing: Centre didn’t cooperate with probe, says Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Pegasus hearing: Centre didn’t cooperate with probe, says Supreme Court

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the central government did not cooperate with the investigation into the Pegasus spyware cases. Several pleas were filed before the top court on snooping row by senior journalists N Ram, and Sashi Kumar, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas of Communist Marxist Party of India and advocate ML Sharma, former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, …

Explained | One year since the Pegasus spyware revelations
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | One year since the Pegasus spyware revelations

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court will be hearing the case pertaining to the alleged use of the Pegasus spyware software later this month. Back then, the court constituted a committee, overseen by former Supreme Court judge Justice R.V Raveendran, to look into the charges and accordingly submit a report “expeditiously”. The article had alleged that Pegasus was part …

In Pegasus battle, the fight for surveillance reform
2 years, 5 months ago

In Pegasus battle, the fight for surveillance reform

The Hindu  

A year has passed since the disclosures about the Pegasus Project revealed the threat to India’s democracy. But on July 19, 2021, the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, referring to “press reports of 18th July 2021”, refused to directly address the claims made by the Pegasus Project; he stated that the existing legal framework prevents unauthorised surveillance. …

Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists: Report

Al Jazeera  

NGO investigation finds controversial malware on the phones of 30 activists and civil society leaders after they receive an Apple security warning. At least 30 Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests were victims of Pegasus spyware during a government crackdown on dissent, according to an investigation by a group of internet watchdog organisations. Canadian group Citizen Lab and Thai NGOs …

Explained: What is Hermit, the new Pegasus-like spyware and how to protect yourself from it
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: What is Hermit, the new Pegasus-like spyware and how to protect yourself from it

Firstpost  

Hermit is a new spyware which is more invasive and malicious than Pegasus. Developed by an Italian vendor called RCS Lab, the new spyware called Hermit is believed to have targeted both iPhone and Android users in Italy, Kazakhstan, and according to some sources, Syria as well. One tactic that the attackers have employed, as per Google’s Threat Analysis Group …

Spain sacks spy chief over Pegasus spyware scandal
2 years, 7 months ago

Spain sacks spy chief over Pegasus spyware scandal

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes after Paz Esteban admitted that her agency had legally hacked several Catalan separatists’ phones. Spain’s government has fired the director of its top intelligence agency amid two separate cases of the hacking of politicians’ mobile phones using Pegasus spyware, according to the country’s defence minister. Paz Esteban, the first woman to head Spain’s National Intelligence Centre, will …

Spain detects Pegasus spyware on PM, defence minister’s phones
2 years, 7 months ago

Spain detects Pegasus spyware on PM, defence minister’s phones

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the phones of the two top officials were tapped in an ‘illicit and external intervention’ last year. Spanish authorities have said that the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Minister of Defence Margarita Robles were tapped using Pegasus spyware in an “illicit and external” intervention. “There is no evidence that there was other tapping after those …

Powerful ‘Pegasus’ spyware found on Downing Street phone, researchers claim
2 years, 8 months ago

Powerful ‘Pegasus’ spyware found on Downing Street phone, researchers claim

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The researchers said they had identified “multiple suspected instances of Pegasus spyware infections” on devices …

Pegasus: What you need to know about Israeli spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus: What you need to know about Israeli spyware

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli company has been linked to governments exploiting its technology to spy on journalists, activists and politicians. Pegasus, spyware made by the Israeli technology company NSO Group, is making headlines again after it was reported that the Israeli police used it for spying on dozens of its own citizens – including senior government officials and protesters rallying up against …

Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens
2 years, 10 months ago

Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens

Al Jazeera  

Targets include ex-PM Netanyahu’s son, two aides and two former officials suspected of leaking information to media. Israeli police used Pegasus spyware to hack phones of dozens of prominent Israelis – including Netanyahu’s son, activists and senior government officials, the news report said. Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said “following the recent publications” he had asked Public Security Minister Omer Barlev …

Israel police used Pegasus spyware on Benjamin Netanyahu's son, aides: Report
2 years, 10 months ago

Israel police used Pegasus spyware on Benjamin Netanyahu's son, aides: Report

India TV News  

Israeli police allegedly used spyware on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son and members of his inner circle, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday. Calcalist has published a series of recent reports alleging that police used sophisticated spyware to target protesters and other Israeli citizens, prompting condemnation and calls for investigations from across the political spectrum. In recent …

Not Just Pegasus By NSO Group, Another Israeli Spy Firm Also 'Hacked' iPhones
2 years, 10 months ago

Not Just Pegasus By NSO Group, Another Israeli Spy Firm Also 'Hacked' iPhones

News 18  

WASHINGTON: A flaw in Apple's software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhones in 2021 was simultaneously abused by a competing company, according to five people familiar with the matter. Experts analyzing intrusions engineered by NSO Group and QuaDream since last year believe the two companies used very similar software exploits, known as ForcedEntry, to hijack …

Pegasus revelations overshadow opening of Indian parliament
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus revelations overshadow opening of Indian parliament

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the opposition of the …

Explained | The operations of the Pegasus spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained | The operations of the Pegasus spyware

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 28, the New York Times published an article extensively detailing how Pegasus, a spyware developed by Israel-based NSO Group, has been used as a tool to firm up Israel’s interests across the globe. The article claims that it was after this deal that India changed its historically pro-Palestine stance and voted in Israel’s favour …

Pegasus spyware row: Fresh plea in SC seeks probe into 2017 deal with Israel
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus spyware row: Fresh plea in SC seeks probe into 2017 deal with Israel

Hindustan Times  

An advocate has filed a fresh petition in the Supreme Court seeking its cognisance of a report in the New York Times on the alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus. Coming close on the heels of the Budget Session of Parliament, the report has claimed India had bought the Pegasus snooping tool as part of a $2 billion defence deal …

Pegasus Spyware: Supreme Court Urged To Take Cognisance Of New York Times Report Alleging Pegasus Purchase By Indian Government
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus Spyware: Supreme Court Urged To Take Cognisance Of New York Times Report Alleging Pegasus Purchase By Indian Government

Live Law  

While referring to the recent New York Times report that in July 2017 Modi government purchased Pegasus from an Israeli firm, Advocate ML Sharma has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking probe into the alleged Pegasus purchase. The application has stated that the New York Times published a detailed report on 29th January 2022, declaring that in July 2017 …

Pegasus and a missile system were ‘centerpieces’ of USD 2 bn deal between India and Israel in 2017: NYT
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus and a missile system were ‘centerpieces’ of USD 2 bn deal between India and Israel in 2017: NYT

India TV News  

Highlights Israeli spyware Pegasus, missile system were ‘centerpieces’ of India-Israel defence deal in 2017 Indian government bought the Pegasus spy toll in 2017 as part of a deal with Israel: NYT NYT's report state NSO Group selling its spyware for nearly a decade around the world The Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the “centerpieces” of a roughly …

Pegasus surveillance is an act of treason: Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus surveillance is an act of treason: Congress

The Hindu  

Use of Pegasus spyware on Opposition leaders, Supreme Court judges, and other civilians is an “act of treason” the Congress said on January 29, reacting to the latest revelations in New York Times, which claims that in July 2017, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, the sale of a package of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear worth $2 …

Illegal snooping using Pegasus amounts to treason: Cong on NYT report on the spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

Illegal snooping using Pegasus amounts to treason: Cong on NYT report on the spyware

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday attacked the Centre over a New York Times report which claimed that the Indian government bought the Pegasus spy tool in 2017 as part of a deal with Israel, saying illegal snooping using the spyware amounts to "treason". Citing the media report, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammed said this is "irrefutable proof" that the BJP …

Illegal snooping using Pegasus amounts to treason: Congress reacts to report on spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

Illegal snooping using Pegasus amounts to treason: Congress reacts to report on spyware

India Today  

The Congress has attacked the Centre over a New York Times report which claimed that the Indian government bought the Pegasus spy toll in 2017 as part of a deal with Israel, saying illegal snooping using the spyware amounts to "treason". Citing the media report, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammed said this is "irrefutable proof" that the BJP government used military-grade …

Opposition slams Government as New York Times report says India bought Pegasus spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

Opposition slams Government as New York Times report says India bought Pegasus spyware

The Hindu  

A new political storm erupted over an investigation by the New York Times that said the Indian government had purchased Israeli NSO group’s Pegasus software in July 2017 in order to carry out targeted surveillance on citizens, claiming that high-level visits by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and even a U.N. vote on a …

Report Claims India Bought Pegasus Spyware, Oppn Calls it 'Treason' But Govt Sources Say it's 'Baseless'
2 years, 10 months ago

Report Claims India Bought Pegasus Spyware, Oppn Calls it 'Treason' But Govt Sources Say it's 'Baseless'

News 18  

The battle between the Centre and the opposition suddenly picked pace on Saturday after a report in The New York Times claimed that the Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the centerpieces of a roughly USD 2 billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged the Modi …

Pegasus spyware deal: Modi govt has committed treason, says Rahul Gandhi on NYT report
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus spyware deal: Modi govt has committed treason, says Rahul Gandhi on NYT report

India TV News  

Highlights Congress attacked Centre on Jan 29 over a New York Times report related to Pegasus row Indian govt bought Pegasus spy tool in 2017 as part of a deal with Israel, says Congress Modi govt has committed treason, alleged Rahul Gandhi in his tweet today The Congress on Saturday attacked the Centre over a New York Times report which …

HRW says staffer was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

HRW says staffer was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli NSO Group’s technology has been used by governments to target political opponents, activists and journalists. Human Rights Watch says one of its senior staff members was targeted five times last year with Pegasus, a spyware made by the Israeli company NSO Group. The NSO Group, which does not disclose its client list, has been mired in controversy in …

Israel to probe alleged use of Pegasus to spy on its citizens
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel to probe alleged use of Pegasus to spy on its citizens

Al Jazeera  

A newspaper report alleged the software was used on citizens at the forefront of protests against Netanyahu last year. Israel’s justice ministry has pledged a full investigation into allegations that the controversial Pegasus spyware was used on Israeli citizens, including people who led protests against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli police firmly denied a report by the business daily …

Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used NSO spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used NSO spyware

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday called …

Israeli police under fire for alleged use of Pegasus spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Israeli police under fire for alleged use of Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

Israeli lawmaker says she will question the police about their reported use of the NSO Group hacking tool on Israeli citizens. Without citing sources, the Calcalist financial daily said on Tuesday police have possessed the Pegasus spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group – which is now on a US government blacklist – since 2013. On Israel’s Channel 12 TV news, …

Pegasus used to target El Salvador activists, journalists: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

Pegasus used to target El Salvador activists, journalists: Report

Al Jazeera  

Citizen Lab watchdog says Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used by operator working in country since early 2020. The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said on Wednesday it had identified an operator of the spyware working exclusively in El Salvador and targeting journalists and activists, many of whom were investigating alleged state corruption. While the researchers could not conclusively determine the …

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