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Britain sounds alarm on spyware, mercenary hacking market

British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people were being targeted each year by an industry they described as posing an increasingly unpredictable threat.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

Apple claims it blocked a load of new NSO spyware

Apple's new Lockdown Mode has proved its worth as researchers discover it blocked government-backed spyware.

TechRadar · Apr 19, 2023

Another Pegasus-like snooping tool used in 10 countries: Researchers

Nearly two years after the Pegasus controversy, researchers at Microsoft and digital rights group Citizen Lab have suggested the use of another Israeli spyware by governments in at least 10 countries.

Newslaundry · Apr 12, 2023

Activists suing govt over Pegasus spyware

Activists in Thailand are suing the government for using spyware technology to monitor dissidents, the first such case in the country that they hope will help raise awareness and better protect citizens who are subject to increasing surveillance.

Bangkok Post · Feb 14, 2023

How tyrants use tech to spy on us all

Parmy Olson: You're the co-authors of a new book, Pegasus: How a Spy In Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy, which tells the story of Pegasus, a powerful spyware developed by the Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group. In recent years, a range of governments around the…

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023

WhatsApp’s Pegasus spyware lawsuit can go ahead: US top court

Israeli firm NSO Group’s spyware has been linked to state surveillance of human rights activists and dissidents.

Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2023

Justices turn away Israeli spyware maker in WhatsApp suit

The Supreme Court has rejected an Israeli spyware maker’s bid to derail a high-profile lawsuit filed by the WhatsApp messaging service

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

US Supreme Court lets Meta's WhatsApp pursue 'Pegasus' spyware suit

The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.

Bangkok Post · Jan 9, 2023

Management of five firms linked to Pegasus maker NSO is moved to London

Change could stoke controversy for spyware company amid calls for UK sanctions

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023

ESIC scheme adds 11.82 lakh new members in October

NEW DELHI: Around 11.82 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in October 2022, according to official data released on Friday.

The Times of India · Dec 23, 2022