Tag: Spyware
How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups
Toward the end of 2023, an Israeli security researcher from Tel Aviv said that he was approached on LinkedIn with an opportunity to...
WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case
A U.S. judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group breached hacking laws by using WhatsApp to infect devices with its Pegasus...
Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab
Before the elections, the cybersecurity team of U.S. vice president and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris reached out to Apple asking for help, according...
Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware, on a journalist’s phone
This year, a Serbian journalist and an activist had their phones hacked by local authorities using a cellphone-unlocking device made by forensic tool...
Researchers uncover Chinese spyware used to target Android devices
Security researchers have uncovered a new surveillance tool that they say has been used by Chinese law enforcement to collect sensitive information from...
Russian programmer says FSB agents planted spyware on his Android phone
A programmer said the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) installed spyware on his Android phone after he was detained in Moscow earlier this...