Un exploit software puternic, capabil să pătrundă în iPhone-uri și să fure informații de pe dispozitive Apple, a fost plasat în ultimele săptămâni pe zeci de site-uri din Ucraina, au anunțat miercuri cercetători în securitate cibernetică. Descoperirea marchează a doua oară în această lună când specialiștii identifică un spyware care vizează iPhone-uri și alte dispozitive […]
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Alertă emisă de Apple: Sute de milioane de iPhone-uri riscă să fie atacate de un spyware „sofisticat”
Apple a avertizat că iPhone-urile sunt atacate de spyware „sofisticat”, punând în pericol sute de milioane de smartphone-uri. Gigantul tehnologic a emis alerta, deoarece cel puțin jumătate din utilizatori nu au actualizat la cea mai recentă versiune de software iOS 26. Aceste atacuri sunt extrem de sofisticate și precise. Adesea folosesc exploatări zero-click care permit […]
Aproape 100 de jurnaliști și alți membri ai societății civile, vizați de un atac spyware pe WhatsApp
Aproape 100 de jurnaliști și alți membri ai societății civile care folosesc aplicația WhatsApp au fost vizați de un spyware deținut de Paragon Solutions, un producător israelian de programe de hacking, a anunțat, joi, compania. […] Articolul Aproape 100 de jurnaliști și alți membri ai societății civile, vizați de un atac spyware pe WhatsApp apare […]
Major human rights group among Pegasus spyware targets
The NGO said the software was used against Lama Fakih, the director of its Beirut office On Wednesday, the New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that spyware developed by the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group had been used against its staff. The human rights group said the notorious hacking software was used to […]
Chairman of notorious spyware firm quits amid major snooping row
The departure comes after recent allegations that Pegasus software was being used to monitor domestic dissidents since 2013 More alleged victims of Israeli spyware Pegasus were identified as the firm’s chairman resigned on Tuesday, only a week after reports that the software was used to spy on domestic protesters. NSO Chairman Asher Levi resigned effective […]
Police used notorious spyware to snoop on citizens – media inquiry
The surveillance was allegedly done without the required court supervision or authorization Israeli police have been accused of using the NSO group’s Pegasus spyware to conduct warrantless phone intercepts of citizens without the required court authorization, according to an investigation by Tel Aviv-based media. On Tuesday, Israeli news outlet Calcalist published an investigation into claims […]
Poland admits buying Israeli Pegasus spyware
The leader of the ruling Law and Justice party says it’s a good thing that his country obtained the high-tech surveillance software Poland’s most powerful lawmaker has admitted that his country purchased spyware from the controversial Israeli NSO Group. He denied it was being used to target politicians, however, claiming it was used by the […]
Unit behind notorious Pegasus spyware on brink of shutdown – reports
The owners of the NSO Group, which hit headlines this year for creating and selling Pegasus spyware to governments around the world, is reportedly looking to shut down its scandal-ridden department and sell the entire company. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that the NSO Group’s owners were in talks for the refinancing and potential outright sale […]
Apple sues Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware
Apple is suing the NSO Group over its Pegasus spyware that specifically targeted iPhones, and seeking to permanently block the Israeli-based company from using any Apple device, software or service. “State-sponsored actors like the NSO Group spend millions of dollars on sophisticated surveillance technologies without effective accountability. That needs to change,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior […]
Pegasus-style spyware found on thousands of smartphones
Cybersecurity researchers have found spyware, similar to the notorious ‘Pegasus’ malware peddled by Israeli company NSO Group, on thousands of South Korean smartphones. The software is disguised as innocent yoga and photo apps. Used by governments worldwide to spy on rival politicians, foreign powers, journalists, lawyers, and business figures, NSO Group’s Pegasus malware has gotten […]
Pegasus spyware linked to Israel branding Palestinian rights NGOs as terrorists – report
Phones of six members of Palestinian human rights organizations were hacked with the notorious spyware Pegasus, a new report said. The Israeli government designated the organizations as terrorists. The designation was likely meant to give a post-factum justification for the use of the spyware, which the producer says is restricted to law enforcement operations against […]
Israeli spyware giant NSO group added to US trade blacklist along with three others
The US has added NSO Group, the Israeli spyware giant behind the infamous Pegasus software used to spy on journalists and human rights activists, to a trade blacklist, along with three firms charged with similar acts. NSO and fellow Israeli spyware firm Candiru have been added to the US’ “entity list,” a trade blacklist that […]
India’s Supreme Court orders investigation into allegations government used Pegasus spyware to monitor journalists and politicians
The Supreme Court of India has ordered an independent probe into the government’s alleged ‘Orwellian’ use of the Pegasus spyware, made by Israeli firm NSO, to monitor activists, opposition politicians and reporters. Following petitions from reported targets of the spyware, the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice N.V. Ramana ruled on Wednesday that an independent investigation should […]
Pegasus creator NSO Group wants to help UN regulate the spyware industry – reports
Offering to be a “constructive participant,” Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group has reportedly voiced “strong support” for the creation of a global framework to regulate powerful spyware like its own scandal-hit Pegasus program. In a letter to the United Nations, dated September 30, the company – which is mired in a multi-national spying controversy – […]
Traces of Pegasus spyware found on smartphones of FIVE French cabinet ministers – media
Pegasus spyware has been found on the phones of at least five French ministers, multiple sources told news outlets. The company behind the tech, the Israel-based NSO Group, denies it was used to target French officials, however. The revelation was first made by French investigative website Mediapart, with the report further corroborated by the AFP […]