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How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world

A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.

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More Polish opposition figures found to have been targeted by Pegasus spyware

Analysis by Amnesty International linked them to Pegasus Project leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers

The Guardian - UK

EU data watchdog calls for Pegasus spyware ban

EDPS says NSO Group’s software is ‘incompatible with our democratic values’ and should be banned in bloc

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Court Postpones Netanyahu Trial Hearings over Phone Spying Claims

The Jerusalem District Court announced on Sunday that all planned sessions this week in former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial will be postponed to Feb 21. The former premier, now opposition leader, is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. A…

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EU Watchdog Calls for Ban on Israel's Surveillance Tool Pegasus

The European Union's data protection watchdog called on Tuesday for a ban on the controversial spyware tool Pegasus, developed by Israeli-based NSO Group. The EDPS said use of Pegasus might lead to an "unprecedented level of intrusiveness, able to interfere with the most intimate aspects of our daily lives." Israel…

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EU watchdog calls for ban on surveillance tool Pegasus

The European Union's data protection watchdog called on Tuesday for a ban on the controversial spyware tool Pegasus, developed by Israeli-based NSO Group.

Reuters

Israeli inquiry checking NSO database over police wiretap allegations

A high-level Israeli inquiry into alleged warrantless wiretaps by police is examining a database provided by NSO Group, the manufacturer of the powerful hacking tool Pegasus, the Justice Ministry said on Sunday.

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Inquiry finds Israeli police used spyware against three people, report says

Initial investigation is said to have found NSO Group’s Pegasus tool was used against three of 26 alleged targets

The Guardian - UK

Pegasus: What you need to know about Israeli spyware

Israeli firm has been linked to governments exploiting its technology to spy on journalists, activists and politicians.

Al Jazeera

Yet Another Israeli Firm Apart From NSO Group Had Hacked iPhones

Israeli firm QuaDream simultaneously abused a flaw in Apple Inc's (NASDAQ:AAPL) software which the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group exploited to break into iPhones in 2021, Reuters reports. QuaDream is a smaller and lower-profile Israel-based firm that develops smartphone hacking tools for government clients. Related Content: Apple Sues Israel's NSO Group, Accuses It Of…

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FBI confirms it bought spyware from Israel's NSO Group

The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group's powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to hack journalists, dissidents and human rights activists has long been established

The Independent UK

NSO Group offered ‘bags of cash’ to access cell network: Reports

US whistle-blower accuses Israeli firm of making offer in 2017 call, Washington Post and other outlets have reported.

Al Jazeera

Israeli Police Admits Spyware Use Raises Legal Questions

Israel's police force, accused by rights groups of improperly using powerful hacking spyware, said on Tuesday it had found "anomalies" in its electronic surveillance that meant the legality of some of its information collection was debatable. The attorney-general's office ordered a probe into police surveillance tactics on Jan. 20, citing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NSO offered US mobile security firm ‘bags of cash’, whistleblower claims

Israeli spyware firm denies doing business with Mobileum and co-founder ‘has no recollection of using the phrase’

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Indian opposition says government misled parliament over spyware use

Indian opposition parties said on Monday they will move parliamentary motions accusing the government of providing misleading information around the use of technology from Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.

Reuters

Finnish diplomats targeted with Pegasus spyware -ministry

The Finnish foreign ministry said on Friday it had detected Pegasus, a controversial spyware tool developed by Israeli-based NSO Group, in several phones used by its diplomats abroad.

Al Jazeera

HRW says staffer was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware

The Israeli NSO Group’s technology has been used by governments to target political opponents, activists and reporters.

The Independent UK

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware

Two more Poles have been identified as victims of phone hacking with the notoriously powerful spyware of Israel’s NSO Group

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Israel police chief orders probe into NSO spyware claims

Police commissioner says internal investigation of force using NSO spyware did not yield cases of unlawful surveillance.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Police Chief Orders Probe into NSO Spyware Claims

Israel's police chief said Thursday that he had ordered an extensive investigation into a newspaper's claims that the force had used controversial Israeli spyware to hack the phones of protesters, mayors and other citizens under investigation without proper authorization. Earlier this week a Hebrew-language business paper published an investigative report…

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Israel Minister Denies Police Used NSO Spyware on Protesters

An Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters, a day after a newspaper investigation prompted outraged lawmakers to seek a formal inquiry. On Tuesday, a Hebrew-language business paper published allegations that the Israel Police used NSO Group spyware to hack the phones…

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Israeli Citizens Hacked by Police Using Pegasus, Newspaper Says

The Israeli official in charge of police pledged on Tuesday to ensure that electronic surveillance in criminal investigations is conducted by the book after a newspaper reported illicit use of a controversial hacking tool against citizens of the country. Without citing sources, the Calcalist financial daily said Israeli police have…

The Guardian - UK

Oregon public pension fund gave blessing to NSO Group deal, sources suggest

Fund has expressed concerns about the spyware firm, but emails suggest an official signalled support for 2019 acquisition

Reuters

Polish commission told more phone-hacking victims likely

Poland is likely to have had more victims of phone hacking using spyware developed by Israel-based NSO Group, a researcher told a commission, after allegations that Polish special services used the technology against government opponents.

The Guardian - UK

Two female activists in Bahrain and Jordan hacked with NSO spyware

Investigation finds mobile phones of human rights defenders were hacked multiple times

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