A takeaway is the good infrastructure push On the other side, the programme of fiscal consolidation does need further strengthening The Hindu · Feb 1, 2022
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 · Feb 1, 2022
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’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022
Israeli police find ‘legally debatable’ use of spyware by investigators Admission follows allegations of snooping on mobile phones of protesters, politicians and criminal suspects The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022
Israeli police: Possible improper surveillance by our own Israel's national police force says it has found evidence pointing to improper use of sophisticated spyware by its own investigators to snoop on Israeli citizens’ phones The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022
Russia is the ‘aggressor’, says White House, but Biden open to more talks with Putin – as it happened White House dismisses Putin’s criticism of US and allies while Blinken urges Russia to pursue diplomatic path in Ukraine The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2022
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 · Jan 31, 2022
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. Reuters · Jan 28, 2022
Hungarian journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware to sue state Legal action planned against Hungary and NSO, the spyware’s maker, in what could become template for other cases The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022
Despite Covid Hurdles, US Orchestras Find the Joy in Music At the start of 2020, the National Symphony Orchestra was planning its first international tour with conductor Gianandrea Noseda, and an epic Beethoven cycle to mark the 250th anniversary of the legendary composer's birth. Instead, the coronavirus pandemic forced the ensemble out of the Kennedy Center in the US capital… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022
Phone of senior HRW investigator ‘targeted’ by NSO spyware Lama Fakih was targeted with Pegasus spyware five times, said Human Rights Watch The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022
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. Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday briefing: From party time to crunch time for Johnson Tory MPs set to see Sue Gray’s report … Plan to divert natural gas to Europe if Russia cuts supply … and Elle Hunt goes in search of ‘true fun’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2022
Top Human Rights Watch investigator allegedly hacked with Pegasus spyware Allegation marks latest example of how NSO clients have used powerful surveillance tool to target campaigners and journalists The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2022
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022 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
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022 Polish senators draft law to regulate spyware after anti-Pegasus testimony Senate commission plans reform after hearing how NSO software used against government critics
The Hindu · Jan 23, 2022 A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation Two years of real growth in economic activities have been wiped out by COVID-19, which the Budget must take note of
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022 Israel's attorney general orders probe of NSO spyware claims Israel’s attorney general says he is launching an investigation into the police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators tracked targets without proper authorization
Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2022 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 · Jan 20, 2022 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…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022 Israeli minister defends police over alleged Pegasus spying Omer Barlev denied claims that protesters’ phones had been hacked
Al Jazeera · Jan 19, 2022 Israel to probe alleged use of Pegasus to spy on its citizens A newspaper report alleged the software was used on citizens at the forefront of protests against Netanyahu last year.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2022 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…
Reuters · Jan 18, 2022 Israeli police under fire over reported use of Pegasus to hack citizens Israel's parliament will seek an explanation from police over the force's reported use of a controversial hacking tool against citizens of the country, a senior legislator said on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used NSO spyware Israeli lawmakers are calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the police’s alleged use of sophisticated spyware on protesters and other citizens