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 for a parliamentary inquiry into the police’s alleged use of sophisticated spyware on Israeli citizens, including protesters opposed to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a newspaper report on the surveillance. The report — which cited no current or formal officials from the government, police or NSO corroborating the paper’s claims — referred to eight alleged examples of the police’s secretive signal intelligence unit employing Pegasus to surveil Israeli citizens, including hacking phones of a murder suspect and opponents of the Jerusalem Pride Parade. Israeli police issued a statement after the report’s publication, saying that “there’s no truth to the claims raised in the article” and that “all police operations in this field are in accordance with the law, in line with court orders and meticulous protocols.” Amir Ohana, who was public security minister during the protests, said he had no knowledge of the reported surveillance. The NSO Group said that it could neither confirm nor deny any specific clients, adding that “the company does not operate the system once sold to its governmental customers and it is not involved in any way in the system’s operation.” “NSO sells its products under license and regulation to intelligence and law enforcement agencies to prevent terror and crime under court orders and the local laws of their countries,” the company said.

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US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit
1 day, 12 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 …

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
Top News
2 days, 9 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
Top News
2 days, 9 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 ruling on Pegasus: Here's its direct impact in India
2 days, 17 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 …

Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?
4 days, 17 hours ago

Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other mobile device forensics tools. In October, 2023, Amnesty International’s Security Lab revealed that two prominent journalists had been targeted via their iPhones with Pegasus spyware. It is not known who was responsible., Amnesty International’s Security …

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections
2 weeks, 5 days ago

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Wired  

In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing narrative has still been that the malware is used in targeted attacks against an extremely small number of people. The company’s Mobile Threat Hunting feature uses a combination of malware signature-based detection, heuristics, and machine learning to look for anomalies …

"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 …

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 …

Apple warns Indian iPhone users of Pegasus-like possible ‘spyware attack’
5 months, 1 week ago

Apple warns Indian iPhone users of Pegasus-like possible ‘spyware attack’

Hindustan Times  

Apple issued warnings to some iPhone users in India that their device could become a likely target of Pegasus-like “mercenary spyware attack”. Apple warned some iPhone users in India of possible spyware attack. Apple also informed targeted iPhone users that attacks possibly “cost millions of dollars and are individually deployed against a very small number of people, but the targeting …

Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware
9 months, 1 week ago

Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware

The Hindu  

The chairman of Poland’s main populist party Jaroslaw Kaczynski appeared before a parliamentary commission on Friday over the alleged use of the Israeli spyware Pegasus while it led the country’s previous government. Mr. Kaczynski, who also served as Poland’s Prime Minister, acknowledged in 2022 that his country had bought the spyware but denied that it had been used against critics. …

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 …

Journalists, activists targeted in Jordan with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Journalists, activists targeted in Jordan with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

Report by Access Now says hackers used the malware to break into smartphones of dozens of people in Jordan. The mobile phones of more than 30 people in Jordan, including journalists, lawyers and activists, were hacked with the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware over several years, a new investigation has found. “We believe this is just the tip of the iceberg when …

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 …

Indian government is targeting high-profile journalists with Pegasus: Report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian government is targeting high-profile journalists with Pegasus: Report

Hindustan Times  

India's government has again targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said in a joint investigation published Thursday. "Increasingly, journalists in India face the threat of unlawful surveillance simply for doing their jobs," said Donncha O Cearbhaill, head of Amnesty International's Security Lab. Adani's conglomerate shed more than $100 billion in value earlier this year …

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 …

‘Pegasus spyware on my phone,’ says Akunuri Murali
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Pegasus spyware on my phone,’ says Akunuri Murali

The Hindu  

In a startling claim, Akunuri Murali, a former civil servant based in Hyderabad, claimed that his phone was targeted by the Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO. According to the message, “State- Mr. Murali, who is the convener of the Social Democratic Forum and is also an activist, stated that he was contacted by The Citizen Lab, University …

Israeli firm NSO’s spyware again hacking iPhones: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli firm NSO’s spyware again hacking iPhones: Report

Al Jazeera  

A research group says the Israeli NSO Group’s spyware was used to launch at least three “zero click” attacks on the iPhones of civil society members last year. Citizen Lab released its findings on Tuesday into NSO’s global reach after its software infected the phones of at least two human rights defenders in Mexico in 2022. ‘Penetrate and perhaps blunt’ …

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 …

From Pegasus to Bharat Jodo Yatra: 5 points from Rahul Gandhi's Cambridge speech
1 year, 9 months ago

From Pegasus to Bharat Jodo Yatra: 5 points from Rahul Gandhi's Cambridge speech

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday addressed a lecture on the topic 'Learning to Listen in the 21st Century' at Cambridge University. Rahul will also interact with representatives of the Indian Overseas Congress UK chapter and address an ‘Indian Diaspora Conference’ during his week-long visit to the UK. “I have got a number of criminal liable cases for things that …

‘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, …

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 …

European spyware investigators criticize Israel and Poland
2 years, 3 months ago

European spyware investigators criticize Israel and Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — European Parliament members investigating the use of surveillance spyware by European Union governments sharply criticized Israel on Wednesday for a lack of transparency in allowing the sale of powerful Israeli spyware to European governments that have used it against critics. “We think it also is a telling sign of the complete lack of importance this government attaches …

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, …

Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO steps down
2 years, 4 months ago

Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO steps down

Al Jazeera  

Surveillance firm is embroiled in legal action after allegations that its tools have been used to target dissidents. Israeli spyware firm NSO Group has said its Chief Executive Shalev Hulio is stepping down with immediate effect, with Chief Operating Officer Yaron Shohat appointed to oversee a reorganisation of the company before a successor is named. The surveillance firm, which makes …

Victim of private spyware warns it can be used against US
2 years, 4 months ago

Victim of private spyware warns it can be used against US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Months after her father was lured back to Rwanda under false pretenses and jailed, Carine Kanimba discovered her own phone had been hacked using private spyware. But the FBI has acknowledged buying a license for Pegasus for what it said was “product testing and evaluation only.” While spyware companies make huge profits in the Middle East and Europe, …

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. …

Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware
2 years, 5 months ago

Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware

The Hindu  

Cybersecurity researchers reported details Monday of cases where Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their cell phones or other devices infected and attacked with government- Investigators of the internet watchdog groups Citizen Lab, Thailand’s Internet Law Reform Dialogue, or iLaw, and Digital Reach said at least 30 individuals — including activists, scholars and people working with civil …

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 …

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 …

2021 Pegasus attack targeted Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s phone
2 years, 7 months ago

2021 Pegasus attack targeted Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s phone

The Hindu  

Spanish officials said on Monday that the cellphones of the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister were infected last year with Pegasus spyware that is only available to government agencies in an unauthorised operation. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s mobile phone was breached twice in May 2021, and Defence Minister Margarita Robles’ device was targeted once the following month, Presidency Minister …

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 …

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