Spyware industry develops most zero-days and governments promote it
Commercial spyware vendors appear to be the largest developers of zero-day vulnerabilities. Through these vulnerabilities, spyware such as Pegasus and Predator can be installed on devices worldwide. This was stated in a report by Google, in which the tech company is also calling for greater actions... Read more
25 countries bought European spyware to spy on EU politicians
At least 25 countries purchased the Predator spyware, according to research by Amnesty International. The spyware was then used to spy on politicians from the EU and the US. The findings show that European laws failed to regulate the sale of spyware, which followed the discovery of Pegasus spyware.... Read more
Apple patches actively exploited vulnerabilities against Pegasus spyware
Apple has fixed two critical vulnerabilities for iOS and macOS. The vulnerabilities allowed the Pegasus spyware to be installed on fully updated iPhones.
The vulnerabilities CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061 were actively exploited to install the Pegasus spyware from the Israeli company NSO Grou... Read more
EU Parliament wants to curb use of spyware
MEPs sound the alarm on "threat to democracy" and demand regulatory reforms
On Monday evening, the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware adopted its final report and recommendations to beef up the regulation and control... Read more
Israeli threat actor hacks civil society in 10 countries, reports say
Two new threat analyses expose a new player in the field of targeted hacking for intelligence gathering.
New research published this week by Microsoft and the internet watchdog Citizen Lab detail the operations of a new Israeli spyware company targeting journalists, politicians, opposition figur... Read more
MEPs want Brussels to have more power over spyware regulation
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) want to curb the rampant use and abuse of spyware in the bloc.
MEPs are planning to propose that Brussels be given broad and overriding powers to enforce laws aimed at curbing improper use of spyware. They claim that a 'federal-style' mandate is needed b... Read more
‘European Commission staff phones compromised by Pegasus spyware’
Apple informed top EU officials that their iPhones may have been infiltrated by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
The European Union has found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, the bloc's top justice official said in a letter seen by ... Read more
At least five European member states use Pegasus for espionage
Pegasus spyware is used by at least five European member states. Its developer, NSO Group, is under investigation by the European Union. The parliament wants to know if and how the spyware is used in Europe.
In 2020, over 70 journalists proved that several governments use Pegasus to eavesdrop on... Read more
‘NSO Group is keeping its owners in the dark’
According to experts testifying on behalf of the notorious business's owners, Israeli outfit NSO Group has stonewalled queries about whether it is acting lawfully.
Berkeley Analysis Group (BRG), the US consultant in charge of the personal equity fund that owns 70 percent of NSO Group last year, ... Read more
Investigation: NSO Group spyware used to target 10 Downing Street
The spyware can turn a phone into a listening device.
Research group Citizen Lab has found that spyware made by NSO Group Ltd. was used to target a device connected to the network of 10 Downing Street, the office and residence of Britain’s prime minister.
Israel-based NSO Group is the devel... Read more