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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 …

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India’s opposition leaders’ iPhones targeted by state-sponsored hackers | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

India’s opposition leaders’ iPhones targeted by state-sponsored hackers | Explained

The Hindu  

On October 31, more than half a dozen Indian opposition leaders and prominent journalists received a notification from Apple, warning them their iPhones were targeted by state- The iPhone maker confirmed it had sent the threat notifications, but clarified later that it hadn’t named the Indian government in its nor if the hacking attempts were a success. A spokesman later …

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Apple iPhone hacking alert : Apple warns Opposition MPs about ‘state-sponsored’ attacks on their iPhones
1 year, 1 month ago

Apple iPhone hacking alert : Apple warns Opposition MPs about ‘state-sponsored’ attacks on their iPhones

The Hindu  

Over a dozen Opposition leaders and journalists received email alerts from U.S.-based tech giant Apple on Monday night, informing them that their digital devices were being targeted by “state- Prominent Opposition leaders who posted screenshots of these alerts on social media included Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister …

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New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say
1 year, 3 months ago

New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say

The Hindu  

Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices. While inspecting the Apple device of an employee of a Washington-based civil society group last week, Citizen Lab said it found the flaw had been used to infect the device with NSO's …

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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 …

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Indonesian officials targeted by spyware: sources
2 years, 2 months ago

Indonesian officials targeted by spyware: sources

Al Jazeera  

More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter. Six of the Indonesian officials and advisers targeted told Reuters they received an email message from Apple Inc in November 2021 telling them that Apple believed officials were …

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Update your iPhone! Why Union minister is warning Apple devices are at risk
2 years, 4 months ago

Update your iPhone! Why Union minister is warning Apple devices are at risk

Firstpost  

Several devices including the iPhone6S and later models, Ipads 5th generation and newer, all iPad Pros, the iPad Air 2 and Mac computers running macOS Monterey are vulnerable. Update ur iphones wth 15.6.1 to avoid zero-day exploit vulnerabilitiea ⁦@IndianCERT⁩ ⁦@GoI_MeitY⁩ Apple releases iOS, iPadOS and macOS security fixes for two zero-days under active attack https://t.co/uKQbd0oDG1 — Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 August …

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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 …

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Apple to release new ‘Lockdown Mode’ as it battles spyware firms
2 years, 5 months ago

Apple to release new ‘Lockdown Mode’ as it battles spyware firms

The Hindu  

Apple Inc on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called "Lockdown Mode" this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. "Lockdown Mode" will come to Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent …

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Apple to release new 'Lockdown Mode'. Here's all we know so far
2 years, 5 months ago

Apple to release new 'Lockdown Mode'. Here's all we know so far

Live Mint  

Apple Inc on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called "Lockdown Mode" this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. "Lockdown Mode" will come to Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent …

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Apple to add ‘lockdown’ safeguard on iPhones, iPads, Macs
2 years, 5 months ago

Apple to add ‘lockdown’ safeguard on iPhones, iPads, Macs

Associated Press  

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple said it will roll out a “lockdown” option for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers intended to protect against spyware unleashed by state- The safeguard announced Wednesday is a tacit acknowledgement that not even Apple — the world’s most valuable company — has been able to adequately shield the iPhone and its other products against intrusions from …

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Google warns of new SPYWARE used to hack smartphones
2 years, 6 months ago

Google warns of new SPYWARE used to hack smartphones

Daily Mail  

Google has warned of spyware being used by foreign governments to hack into Apple and Android phones and snoop on users' activities. Spyware is a specific type of malware that steals information from a computer and sends it to a third party, without the person's knowledge It's thought RCS Lab's spyware, nicknamed 'Hermit', is distributed via SMS messages that appear …

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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 …

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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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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, …

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U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware
3 years ago

U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware

The Hindu  

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 used …

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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 …

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US officials’ phones hacked with NSO Group spyware: Reuters
3 years ago

US officials’ phones hacked with NSO Group spyware: Reuters

Al Jazeera  

The phones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by NSO Group spyware, the news agency reports. The phones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked using Israeli firm NSO Group’s spyware, the Reuters news agency has reported, citing four unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The news agency’s report comes after US President …

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For Apple and Google, fight against state-sponsored spyware isn’t getting easier
3 years ago

For Apple and Google, fight against state-sponsored spyware isn’t getting easier

Hindustan Times  

Just days after Apple filed a lawsuit against the Israeli firm NSO Group for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users with the Pegasus spyware, the tech giant has also detailed how it detects traces and activities that are generally consistent with a state- Google, meanwhile, continues to face its own set of challenges with regards to curbing spyware on …

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Salvadoran journalists, activists report spyware alerts
3 years ago

Salvadoran journalists, activists report spyware alerts

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Association of Salvadoran Journalists says some news outlets have reported receiving alerts Wednesday from Apple Inc. warning of “possible spying” on the part of the Salvadoran government. The association said it had been informed of alerts sent to 23 journalists, including some at the investigative news outlet El Faro and newspapers like Diario El …

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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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Apple files lawsuit against Israel’s NSO Group
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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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 …

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