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Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by installing spyware on their mobile phones, Amnesty International said Monday. The report titled “A Digital Prison: Surveillance and the Suppression of Civil Society in Serbia” said the Serbian police and the Security Information Agency used spyware to infect devices while their owners were …

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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 …

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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 …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Weekly Tech Wrap: CMF Phone 1 & Samsung’s New Foldables Now Official, Apple Warns Of iPhone Spyware Attacks, More

ABP News

Weekly Tech Wrap: Samsung and CMF bookends the week with major launches. Central to both the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 is the specially engineered Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform, tailored to optimise performance for Samsung’s devices. CMF Phone 1 Finally Official CMF, the budget-friendly sub-brand of Nothing, introduced three new products on Monday. The …

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5 months, 1 week ago

‘Got an Apple alert…’: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter accuses BJP of snooping

Hindustan Times

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's daughter and media advisor, Iltija Mufti, on Wednesday, alleged that her phone is being hacked by the Pegasus spyware. "Got an Apple alert that my phone's been hacked by Pegasus which GOI has admittedly procured & weaponised to harass critics & political opponents," Iltija Mufti said in a post on X. Mehbooba Mufti also alleged that …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Apple's Spyware Alert for Some Users in India, 91 Other Nations Follows CERT-In's Query to Tech Giant

News 18

The recent threat notification alert from Apple to some users was a result of ministry of electronics and information technology wing CERT-In writing to the company on April 10 to inform its users if any new vulnerabilities had been found in its products, government sources told News18 on Thursday. They added that the government body also asked Apple on April …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Apple Sends New Spyware Alert To iPhone Users In India And More Countries: Here’s What It Says

News 18

Apple iPhone users in India and over 91 countries have got a new spyware attack notification from the company on April 11 at 12:30 AM IST which could be as dangerous as the NSO Group’s Pegasus. The company says, “today’s notification is being sent to targeted users in 92 countries, and to date we have notified users in over 150 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

BEWARE! This 'Advanced' Spyware Can Steal Your Money And Record Your Calls

News 18

A new malware called SpyNote, which is proficient at hiding itself, is making rounds on the internet. According to the internet security company F-Secure, this fake app can steal sensitive user data—like banking information, and primarily targets Android phones. Per Amit Tambe, the company’s researcher, this spyware, SpyNote, spreads through ‘smishing,’ which involves sending infected SMS messages. How SpyNote Steals …

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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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Patched bugs in Apple and Google software exploited in spyware attacks: Report

The Hindu

Security bugs in Apple’s iOS and Google’s Chrome were found to have been exploited by threat actors to infect devices with Cytrox’s Predator spyware. The bugs, that were recently patched, were abused as part of an exploit chain to install the spyware, Citizen Lab and Google’s Threat Analysis Group shared in a blog post. Some of the domains used to …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find

Associated Press

BOSTON — A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid — including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found. Citizen Lab said in a blog post that attempts beginning in August to hack former Egpytian lawmaker Ahmed Altantawy involved configuring his phone’s connection to the Vodaphone Egypt mobile network …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Thai activists sue government agencies for allegedly using Pegasus spyware against them

Associated Press

BANGKOK — Two prominent Thai activists filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the government of using the internationally notorious Pegasus spyware to infiltrate their mobile devices during a period of political unrest almost three years ago. Law reform advocate Yingcheep Atchanont and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa accuse nine state agencies in the administration of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of …

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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’ …

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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, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Anurag Thakur lambasts Rahul Gandhi for his 'Pegasus' statement, says, 'Doing hue and cry on...'

India TV News

Pegasus row: The Union Minister for I&B Anurag Thakur lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent statement on 'Pegasus' matter at the University of Cambridge. Rahul Gandhi should listen to what Italian PM said about PM Modi," said Union Minister Anurag Thakur. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi during his lecture on Thursday at the prestigious University of …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Lawmakers say EU isn’t tackling phone surveillance scandal

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament’s inquiry committee investigating the use of surveillance spyware by the bloc’s governments said Tuesday the EU’s executive arm and member countries are failing to properly tackle a surveillance scandal that has targeted opposition politicians and journalists. In a draft report published Tuesday, the committee investigating Pegasus said the European Council and national governments “are practicing …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal

Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — A European parliamentary committee investigating the use of spyware in the 27-country bloc urged Greek officials on Friday to do more to shed light on a phone surveillance scandal that targeted opposition politicians and journalists. And the committee rapporteur, Sophie in ’t Veld, said while no definite proof emerged on who installed and used Predator spyware on …

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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, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

NSO chief steps down as Israeli spyware firm restructures

The Hindu

The chief executive of embattled Israeli spyware maker NSO has stepped down as part of a corporate reorganization, the company announced Sunday. Last year, the U.S. placed restrictions on the company, saying its tools had been used to “conduct transnational repression.” NSO denies any wrongdoing. Sunday's statement said firm's reorganization will examine “all aspects of its business, including streamlining its …

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2 years, 4 months ago

NSO chief steps down as Israeli spyware firm restructures

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — The chief executive of embattled Israeli spyware maker NSO has stepped down as part of a corporate reorganization, the company announced Sunday. Last year, the U.S. placed restrictions on the company, saying its tools had been used to “conduct transnational repression.” NSO denies any wrongdoing. Sunday’s statement said firm’s reorganization will examine “all aspects of its business, including …

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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, …

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Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

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

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

Weekly Tech Wrap: CMF Phone 1 & Samsung’s New Foldables Now Official, Apple Warns Of iPhone Spyware Attacks, More

‘Got an Apple alert…’: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter accuses BJP of snooping

Apple's Spyware Alert for Some Users in India, 91 Other Nations Follows CERT-In's Query to Tech Giant

Apple Sends New Spyware Alert To iPhone Users In India And More Countries: Here’s What It Says

Is Pegasus spyware targeting journalists in India?

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

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

BEWARE! This 'Advanced' Spyware Can Steal Your Money And Record Your Calls

‘Pegasus spyware on my phone,’ says Akunuri Murali

Patched bugs in Apple and Google software exploited in spyware attacks: Report

Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find

Thai activists sue government agencies for allegedly using Pegasus spyware against them

Israeli firm NSO’s spyware again hacking iPhones: Report

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

Anurag Thakur lambasts Rahul Gandhi for his 'Pegasus' statement, says, 'Doing hue and cry on...'

Lawmakers say EU isn’t tackling phone surveillance scandal

Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal

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

NSO chief steps down as Israeli spyware firm restructures

NSO chief steps down as Israeli spyware firm restructures

Victim of private spyware warns it can be used against US