WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prosecutor general told the parliament on Wednesday that powerful Pegasus spyware was used against hundreds of people under the former government in Poland, among them elected officials. Adam Bodnar told lawmakers that he found the scale of the surveillance “shocking and depressing.” “It is sad for me that even in […]
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court said Tuesday there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can “allow […]
A terrifying and extremely advanced cyberattack has impacted iPhone users from at least 92 countries, including India, Reuters reported. Parent company Apple warned targeted users in an email that hackers aimed to “remotely compromise the iPhone” and updated its guidance about these cases of highly sophisticated device infiltration Wednesday. Called “mercenary attacks,” they actually don’t […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński appeared before a special parliamentary committee Friday to testify about his government’s purchase and allegedly illegal use of advanced spyware. The NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used to spy on mobile devices belonging to opponents of the government Law and Justice Party. Recent findings suggest […]
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled sanctions on two individuals and five corporate entities tied to the Intellexa consortium, a network of European firms behind the sale of a widely used mobile surveillance software known as Predator. Part of a larger crackdown: The Treasury Department action marks the latest move by the Biden administration to […]
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said 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. Mr Tusk made the comment during a news briefing alongside Polish president Andrzej Duda, a political opponent. The use of Pegasus was alleged […]
By Zeba Siddiqui (Reuters) – Internet giant Google on Tuesday named what it said are some of the worst offenders in the surveillance software industry and called on the United States and its allies to do more to rein in the sale and misuse of spy tools. Spyware firms often say their products are meant […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. The administration’s policy will apply to people who’ve been involved in the misuse of commercial spyware to target individuals including journalists, activists, […]
Apple’s warnings in late October that Indian journalists and opposition figures may have been targeted by state-sponsored attacks prompted a forceful counterattack from Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government. Officials publicly doubted Apple’s findings and announced a probe into device security. India has never confirmed nor denied using Pegasus tool, but nonprofit advocacy group Amnesty International […]