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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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"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 …

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US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit
2 days, 8 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 …

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US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
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3 days, 5 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 …

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US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
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3 days, 5 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 …

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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 …

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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”. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Apple suing Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Pegasus leak: What you need to know right now
3 years, 5 months ago

The Pegasus leak: What you need to know right now

Firstpost  

Pegasus is a spyware suite sold by Israeli company NSO Group to “vetted government clients”. These numbers are allegedly a “target list” of phones hacked/to be hacked by the Pegasus spyware product sold by Israel’s NSO Group. The NSO Group claims to sell the Pegasus suite only to “vetted governments” and not private entities, which suggests that the target list …

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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 …

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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, …

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Pegasus: Attempt to malign Indian democracy, says IT minister
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus: Attempt to malign Indian democracy, says IT minister

India Today  

The government has dismissed the allegation that Opposition leaders, journalists and activists were targeted using Pegasus spyware in a snooping attempt. Ashwini Vaishnaw referred to reports published on a news portal on Sunday saying, “It can't be a mere coincidence that all this report leaked by a portal on the eve of the Monsoon Session.” He said the data shared …

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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 …

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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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What is Pegasus spyware, how it works, and how it hacks into WhatsApp
3 years, 5 months ago

What is Pegasus spyware, how it works, and how it hacks into WhatsApp

India Today  

Pegasus is in the news again. Security researchers have found that Pegasus can read messages, track calls, track user activity within apps, gather location data, access video cameras in a phone, or listen through their microphones. It's also noteworthy that Pegasus could even listen to encrypted audio streams and read encrypted messages — thanks to its keylogging and audio recording …

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WhatsApp case against spyware company NSO to go forward, court says
4 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp case against spyware company NSO to go forward, court says

India Today  

WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against an Israeli spyware company NSO which can now go forward after the US federal court judge granted permission. Phyllis Hamilton, Chief Judge of the US District Court of the Northern District of California, said she had not been convinced by NSO Group's argument that the company didn't target any of the WhatsApp users. WhatsApp is …

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