Tag: Spyware
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...
Poland arrests former spy chief in Pegasus spyware probe
For the last few years, the Polish government under Donald Tusk has been investigating the use — and alleged abuse — of Pegasus...
NSO Group admits cutting off 10 customers because they abused its Pegasus spyware, say unsealed court documents
On Thursday, WhatsApp scored a legal victory by convincing a U.S. federal judge to publicly release three court documents that include new revelations...
Internet surveillance firm Sandvine says it’s leaving 56 ‘non-democratic’ countries
Sandvine, the makers of surveillance-ware that allowed authoritarian countries to censor the internet and spy on their citizens, announced that it is leaving...