US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit
1 day, 9 hours ago

US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

Deccan Chronicle  

A U.S. 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 for unauthorized surveillance. “We spent five years presenting our case because we firmly believe that spyware companies cannot hide behind immunity or avoid accountability for their unlawful actions,” he said in a social media post. “Surveillance companies should be on notice that illegal spying will not be tolerated.” A WhatsAp spokesperson expressed gratitude for the decision, stating, “We’re proud to have stood up against NSO and thankful to the many organizations that supported this case. John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, described the decision as a landmark ruling with “huge implications for the spyware industry.” He added, “Today’s ruling makes it clear that NSO Group is responsible for breaking numerous laws.” WhatsApp initially sued NSO in 2019, seeking damages and an injunction, alleging the company accessed its servers without permission to install Pegasus spyware on victims' devices.

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"Proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted": Randeep Surjewala after U.S. court verdict on Pegasus
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1 day, 9 hours ago

"Proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted": Randeep Surjewala after U.S. court verdict on Pegasus

The Hindu  

A recent U.S. court ruling holding Israel's NSO Group accountable for its spyware, Pegasus, has sparked sharp criticism from Congress leader Randeep Surjewala who highlighted that the court's verdict reinforces allegations that 300 WhatsApp numbers in India were targeted. A U.S. judge ruled in favour of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a vulnerability …

Will SC conduct further inquiry, asks Randeep Surjewala after Pegasus spyware case verdict in US
1 day, 14 hours ago

Will SC conduct further inquiry, asks Randeep Surjewala after Pegasus spyware case verdict in US

New Indian Express  

He said it was time for the Narendra Modi government to answer who the 300 names targeted were. "Will the Supreme Court take note of the judgment of the US court in Meta v/s NSO? Will the Supreme Court proceed to make public the report of the Committee of Technical Experts on Pegasus Spyware, submitted to it in 2021-22?" Questioning …

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
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2 days, 6 hours ago

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Live Law  

In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary's surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies liable for the hacking of Meta's Whatsapp through its state-of-the-art military-grade malware Pegasus. The Court has found that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act …

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
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2 days, 6 hours ago

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Live Law  

In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary's surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies liable for the hacking of Meta's Whatsapp through its state-of-the-art military-grade malware Pegasus. The Court has found that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act …

Thai court dismisses activist’s suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence
1 month ago

Thai court dismisses activist’s suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A Thai court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit brought by a pro-democracy activist which alleged spyware produced by an Israeli tech firm had been used to hack his phone. The NSO Group welcomed the ruling, saying it reaffirmed “the lack of evidence to support the claims against our company.” “We remain committed to the responsible use of …

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 …

Pegasus spyware | U.S. Supreme Court lets WhatsApp pursue suit
1 year, 11 months ago

Pegasus spyware | U.S. Supreme Court lets WhatsApp pursue suit

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc.'s WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents. NSO appealed a trial judge's 2020 refusal to award it "conduct-based immunity," a common law doctrine …

US Supreme Court allows Meta, WhatsApp to sue NSO for installing Pegasus spyware on devices
1 year, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court allows Meta, WhatsApp to sue NSO for installing Pegasus spyware on devices

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court of the United States has decided to allow Meta and WhatsApp to pursue a lawsuit against Israel’s NSO Group for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp and installing spyware on the devices of over 1400 people across the world. NSO’s seeking immunity Ever since Meta announced that they will be going after NSO to the extent that the …

WhatsApp’s Pegasus spyware lawsuit can go ahead: US top court
1 year, 11 months ago

WhatsApp’s Pegasus spyware lawsuit can go ahead: US top court

Al Jazeera  

Israeli firm NSO Group’s spyware has been linked to state surveillance of human rights activists and dissidents. The United States Supreme Court has allowed the WhatsApp messaging platform to pursue a lawsuit against Israel’s NSO Group, which makes the Pegasus spyware linked to state surveillance of journalists, human rights advocates and dissidents around the world. “NSO’s spyware has enabled cyberattacks …

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, …

Top US court seeks Biden input on lawsuit against Israel’s NSO
2 years, 6 months ago

Top US court seeks Biden input on lawsuit against Israel’s NSO

Al Jazeera  

Supreme Court asks Justice Department to say whether spyware firm is immune from WhatsApp lawsuit over alleged hacking. Last November, a US Court of Appeals dismissed NSO Group’s push to assert legal immunity, but on Monday the top US court asked the US Department of Justice to “file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States”. …

NSO turns to US Supreme Court for immunity in WhatsApp suit
2 years, 8 months ago

NSO turns to US Supreme Court for immunity in WhatsApp suit

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli spyware maker NSO Group is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court as it seeks to head off a high-profile lawsuit filed by the WhatsApp messaging service. In a filing to the Supreme Court, NSO said it should be recognized as a foreign government agent and therefore be entitled to immunity under U.S. law limiting lawsuits against …

Palestinian lawyer sues Israel’s NSO group in France
2 years, 8 months ago

Palestinian lawyer sues Israel’s NSO group in France

Al Jazeera  

Salah Hamouri has filed a complaint against the Pegasus spyware maker for having ‘illegally infiltrated’ his mobile phone. Detained Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri has filed a complaint in France against Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group for having “illegally infiltrated” his mobile phone. Hamouri, who holds French citizenship, was one of several activists whose phones were hacked using the Pegasus malware, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

UAE agency placed spyware on Khashoggi fiancee’s phone: Report
3 years ago

UAE agency placed spyware on Khashoggi fiancee’s phone: Report

Al Jazeera  

An Emirati government agency placed spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO Group on the phone of someone in Jamal Khashoggi’s inner circle, just months before the Saudi journalist was killed, The Washington Post has reported. The Post’s findings are the latest example of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware being used by governments around the world to hack the phones of prominent …

Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry
3 years ago

Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Security researchers said Thursday they found two kinds of commercial spyware on the phone of a leading exiled Egyptian dissident, providing new evidence of the depth and diversity of the abusive hacker-for-hire industry. The researchers said they traced the Cytrox hack to Egypt but didn’t know who was behind the NSO Group infection. The researchers said in a …

US Lawmakers Call for Sanctions Against Israel's NSO Group, Other Spyware Firms
3 years ago

US Lawmakers Call for Sanctions Against Israel's NSO Group, Other Spyware Firms

News 18  

A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other foreign surveillance companies they say helped authoritarian governments commit human rights abuses. Their letter sent late Tuesday and seen by Reuters also asks for sanctions on top executives at NSO, the United Arab Emirates cybersecurity company DarkMatter, …

AP Source: NSO Group spyware used to hack State employees
3 years ago

AP Source: NSO Group spyware used to hack State employees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. “We have been acutely concerned that commercial spyware like NSO Group software poses a serious counterintelligence and security risk to U.S. personnel,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki …

Phones of US State Department Staffers Hacked Using Israeli Firm NSO Group
3 years ago

Phones of US State Department Staffers Hacked Using Israeli Firm NSO Group

News 18  

Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter. NSO Group and another spyware firm were "added to the Entity List based on a determination that they developed and supplied spyware to foreign governments that …

Apple suing Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group
3 years ago

Apple suing Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Tech giant Apple announced Tuesday it is suing Israel’s NSO Group, seeking to block the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company from breaking into Apple’s products, like the iPhone. Apple said in a complaint filed in federal court in California that NSO Group employees are “amoral 21st century mercenaries who have created highly sophisticated cyber-surveillance machinery that invites …

Apple files lawsuit against Israel’s NSO Group
3 years ago

Apple files lawsuit against Israel’s NSO Group

The Hindu  

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group and its parent company OSY Technologies for alleged surveillance and targeting of U.S. Apple users with its Pegasus spyware. NSO has also faced either legal action or criticism from Microsoft Corp, Meta Platforms Inc, Alphabet Inc and Cisco Systems Inc. NSO is allegedly involved …

Apple sues Israeli firm NSO Group over spyware
3 years, 1 month ago

Apple sues Israeli firm NSO Group over spyware

Al Jazeera  

Apple lawsuit accuses NSO Group of using its Pegasus spyware to hack devices and enable human rights abuses. Apple Inc has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Israeli firm NSO Group, accusing the company of using its Pegasus spyware to hack the devices of Apple users. In a legal complaint filed in US federal court on Tuesday, Apple …

Report: NSO spyware found on 6 Palestinian activists’ phones
3 years, 1 month ago

Report: NSO spyware found on 6 Palestinian activists’ phones

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists, half affiliated with groups that Israel’s defense minister controversially claimed were involved in terrorism. Asked about the allegations its software was used against the Palestinian activists, NSO Group said in a statement that …

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware: Report

Hindustan Times  

Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists, half affiliated with groups that Israel’s defense minister controversially claimed were involved in terrorism. The forensic findings, independently confirmed by security researchers from Amnesty International and the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab in a joint …

WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group, US appeals court rules
3 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group, US appeals court rules

Al Jazeera  

Israeli company NSO Group does not enjoy sovereign immunity protecting foreign gov’ts from US lawsuits, court says. On Monday, a three-judge panel on the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision to allow WhatsApp’s lawsuit to proceed, stressing that NSO Group does not qualify for sovereign immunity even if its clients are foreign government agencies. …

US Govt Puts New Controls on Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group
3 years, 1 month ago

US Govt Puts New Controls on Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group

News 18  

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is putting new export limits on Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, saying its tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.” The company, whose spyware researchers say has been used around the world to break into the phones of human rights activists, journalists, and even members of the Catholic clergy, …

US Blacklists Israel's NSO Group Over Pegasus Spyware
3 years, 1 month ago

US Blacklists Israel's NSO Group Over Pegasus Spyware

News 18  

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is putting new export limits on Israel’s NSO Group, the worlds most infamous hacker-for-hire company, saying its tools have been used to conduct transnational repression. The U.S. Commerce Department said NSO Group and three other firms are being added to the entity list, which limits their access to U.S. components and technology by requiring …

US puts new controls on Israeli spyware company NSO Group
3 years, 1 month ago

US puts new controls on Israeli spyware company NSO Group

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is putting new export limits on Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, saying its tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.” The company, whose spyware researchers say has been used around the world to break into the phones of human rights activists, journalists, and even members of …

Pegasus Snooping- 'Matter Is Sub-Judice': AG Refuses Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against NSO Group Directors; Secretary Home
3 years, 2 months ago

Pegasus Snooping- 'Matter Is Sub-Judice': AG Refuses Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against NSO Group Directors; Secretary Home

Live Law  

The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal on Thursday declined to grant consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the directors of the NSO Group for alleged "military-grade surveillance" of a Supreme Court justice, while he still was in office, two Supreme Court registry officials on the judicial side of the writ section, and another Supreme Court staffer. The Wire …

Apple fixes flaw exploited by Israeli firm’s Pegasus spyware
3 years, 3 months ago

Apple fixes flaw exploited by Israeli firm’s Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

The flaw, disclosed Monday by Citizen Lab, allowed a hacker using NSO’s malware Pegasus to gain access to a device owned by a Saudi activist, according to security researchers. Apple Inc. said it patched a security flaw in the Messages app after security researchers determined that Israel-based NSO Group used it to “exploit and infect” the latest devices with spyware. …

Report finds NSO Group’s spyware used on Bahraini activists
3 years, 3 months ago

Report finds NSO Group’s spyware used on Bahraini activists

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Nine activists from Bahrain had their iPhones hacked by advanced spyware made by the Israeli company NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire firm, a cybersecurity watchdog reported on Tuesday. Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said NSO Group’s Pegasus malware successfully hacked the phones between June 2020 and February 2021. Citizen Lab said it has …

Nothing To Do With Pegasus : WhatsApp Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Nothing To Do With Pegasus : WhatsApp Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

WhatsApp's counsel told the Supreme Court on Monday that it has got nothing to do with Pegasus.This happened before a bench led by the Chief Justice of India which is hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team or a judicial probe into the reports of snooping of activists, journalists, politicians and constitutional authorities …

Pegasus row: Why hasn't anyone filed complaint under IT, Telegraph Act, Supreme Court asks petitioners
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus row: Why hasn't anyone filed complaint under IT, Telegraph Act, Supreme Court asks petitioners

India Today  

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday asked why no one has filed a criminal complaint about illegal interception under the IT and the Telegraph Act in connection with the Pegasus row. Read: Allegations of snooping serious if reports true, says Supreme Court on Pegasus Sibal said, "Please see N Ram's petition. The Supreme Court was hearing a batch …

Israel's NSO blocks some government clients from using its spyware over misuse claims: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Israel's NSO blocks some government clients from using its spyware over misuse claims: Report

The Hindu  

Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, which is at the centre of the Pegasus snooping scandal, has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its spyware technology as the firm probes its alleged abuses, according to a US media report. The source, a company employee, did not name or quantify the government agencies — or their countries — …

The wings of Pegasus, the epoch of cyberweapons
3 years, 4 months ago

The wings of Pegasus, the epoch of cyberweapons

The Hindu  

A raging controversy across the world on the misuse of Pegasus spyware — a great deal of which is mired in facts, suppositions, false trails, allegations and counter-allegations, but nevertheless contains more than a kernel of truth — has reignited a debate on the role of cyber weapons. Work in progress The Pegasus spyware it is stated can copy messages …

Senior journalists N. Ram, Sashi Kumar move Supreme Court for probe into Pegasus snooping allegations
3 years, 4 months ago

Senior journalists N. Ram, Sashi Kumar move Supreme Court for probe into Pegasus snooping allegations

The Hindu  

Senior journalists N. Ram and Sashi Kumar have moved the Supreme Court for an independent probe headed by a former or sitting top court judge into the mass surveillance of over 142 potential “targets”, including journalists, lawyers, ministers, Opposition politicians, constitutional functionaries and civil society activists, using military-grade Israeli spyware Pegasus. Explained | Pegasus and the laws on surveillance in …

NSO Group | The spy who came in for the phone
3 years, 4 months ago

NSO Group | The spy who came in for the phone

The Hindu  

On October 1, 2018, a day before Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Citizen Lab, a University of Toronto-based project that investigates cyber espionage against civil society, released a report titled, “The Kingdom came to Canada”. Asked about the reports that he had travelled to Saudi Arabia to sell Pegasus for $55 million, NSO …

Israel appoints commission to review NSO
3 years, 5 months ago

Israel appoints commission to review NSO

The Hindu  

Israel has established a commission to review allegations that the NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus phone surveillance software was misused, the head of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee said on Thursday. “The defence establishment appointed a review commission made up of a number of groups,” lawmaker Ram Ben Barak said. “When they finish their review, we’ll demand to see the …

In Recent Report, Pegasus Makers Admitted Spyware Misuse for Reasons Unrelated to National Security
3 years, 5 months ago

In Recent Report, Pegasus Makers Admitted Spyware Misuse for Reasons Unrelated to National Security

News 18  

Barely two weeks before the global expose on the alleged misuse of the spyware, Israel’s NSO Group in a statement had acknowledged that “the customers for Pegasus are states and state agencies” who may be “tempted to limit fundamental freedoms”. The NSO statement prepared on June 30, said NSO Group has 60 customers — states and state agencies — in …

Pegasus issue | Governments need to hold NSO accountable: WhatsApp CEO
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus issue | Governments need to hold NSO accountable: WhatsApp CEO

The Hindu  

Following revelations that NSO Group’s ‘Pegasus’ software may have been used to snoop on journalists, politicians and activists worldwide, including holders of 300 Indian phone numbers, WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart has called on governments and companies to take steps to hold the Israeli technology firm accountable. The Modi government’s response had not categorically denied that it engaged the services of …

Govts need to take steps to hold NSO Group accountable: WhatsApp CEO
3 years, 5 months ago

Govts need to take steps to hold NSO Group accountable: WhatsApp CEO

The Hindu  

Following revelations that NSO Group’s ‘Pegasus’ software may have been used to snoop on journalists, politicians and activists worldwide, including holders of 300 Indian phone numbers, WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart has called on governments and companies to take steps to hold the Israeli technology firm accountable. Mr. Cathcart added that there is a need for more companies, and, critically, governments, …

Probe: Journalists, activists among Israeli firm's spyware targets
3 years, 5 months ago

Probe: Journalists, activists among Israeli firm's spyware targets

The Hindu  

An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire outfit, is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. NSO Group denied in an emailed response to AP questions that it has ever maintained “a list of potential, …

Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets
3 years, 5 months ago

Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets

Associated Press  

BOSTON — An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire outfit, is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. NSO Group denied in an emailed response to AP questions that it has ever maintained “a list …

False, far from reality: Pegasus developer on reports of phone hacking
3 years, 5 months ago

False, far from reality: Pegasus developer on reports of phone hacking

India Today  

Israeli cyber arms firm NSO, which developed the spyware Pegasus, has rubbished media reports which alleged that phones of journalists from across the world were hacked into and called the allegations “outrageous and far from reality”. A conglomerate of news organisations across the world has published reports claiming that the Israeli spyware, Pegasus, was used by several governments across the …

Pegasus and NSO Group software used to commit horrible human rights abuses, says WhatsApp CEO
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus and NSO Group software used to commit horrible human rights abuses, says WhatsApp CEO

India Today  

The news about NSO's hacking spyware, Pegasus, has again kicked off the debate around tracking individuals, including journalists, lawyers, and human rights activists in various countries. Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp, has come down heavily on the news and said that the "NSO's dangerous spyware is used to commit horrible human rights abuses all around the world, and it must …

Pegasus spyware scandal: What did WhatsApp say earlier, what is NSO Group saying
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware scandal: What did WhatsApp say earlier, what is NSO Group saying

India Today  

Pegasus spyware has been called one of the most sophisticated ever. Facebook-owned WhatsApp in October 2019 said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using the Israeli spyware Pegasus. The company also filed a case against NSO Group in the US, alleging that the sale of Pegasus like software was akin to …

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