Hacking tools sold by a little-known Israeli vendor QuaDream have been used to break into the iPhones of journalists and political…
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Republican lawmakers press Apple and FBI over spyware from Israeli NSO Group
Two Republican lawmakers are pressing Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation about Pegasus spyware made by the NSO Group …
Saudi woman’s single iPhone revealed hacking around the world
A single iPhone, Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathlou’s, helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most…
Second Israeli spy firm used now-fixed ForcedEntry exploit to break into iPhones
A now-fixed flaw in Apple’s software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhones in 2021 was also abused…
Can Apple beat NSO Group, the world’s most notorious spyware company?
Numerous reporters, human rights defenders, and high-ranking officials across the world are increasingly becoming the NGO Group’s …
U.S. State Department iPhones hacked with Israeli NSO Group spyware
Apple iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed…
Apple begins alerting customers who may have been targeted by NSO Group
After Apple filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple…
Apple sues NSO Group over state-sponsored surveillance and targeting of Apple users
Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple…
Apple adds ‘BlastDoor’ security feature to fight iMessage hacks
Apple has added a ‘BlastDoor’ security feature across its operating systems to battle hacks into its devices via incoming iMessages…
Dozens of media staffers’ iPhones hacked with NSO ‘zero-click’ spyware
In July and August 2020, government operatives used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal iPhones belonging to journalists…
Powerful spyware app first designed for Android targets iPhone owners
Security researchers have discovered a powerful surveillance app first designed for Android devices…
NSO Group employee allegedly stole company’s powerful iPhone spyware for personal profit
NSO Group sells some of the most potent, off-the-shelf malware for remotely breaking into smartphones…
OpinionSpy spyware rears its ugly head on Macs once again
A new variant of the OSX/OpinionSpy spyware…
Why Edward Snowden won’t use an iPhone: Secret Apple spyware?
Is Apple’s wildly popular iPhone series hiding spyware, claims…
Spyware app can secretly take photos from Google Glass without user’s knowledge
The app takes a photo every 10 seconds when the display is off…
Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype; ‘Legal Intercept’ will allow company to secretly record VoIP communications
Microsoft’s “Legal Intercept” is designed to silently record communications on VoIP networks such as Skype…
Microsoft CEO Ballmer spends two days unsuccessfully trying to clean Windows PC malware
Microsoft executives love telling stories against each other. Here’s one that platforms vice-president Jim Allchin…
