Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The Israeli company NSO Group sells Pegasus spyware to countries around the world (including countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Mexico, Morocco and Rwanda). We assumed that those countries use the spyware themselves.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Poland probes Pegasus spyware abuse under the PiS government; ex-security chief Piotr Pogonowski arrested to testify before parliament. The former head of Poland’s internal security service was arrested Monday and brought before parliament to testify about prior government use of spyware against hundreds of individuals.
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Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
” AccessNow puts this in context : For India to uphold fundamental rights, authorities must initiate an immediate independent inquiry, implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware, and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws. .”
Schneier on Security
MARCH 21, 2023
The New York Times is reporting that a US citizen’s phone was hacked by the Predator spyware. The simultaneous tapping of the target’s phone by the national intelligence service and the way she was hacked indicate that the spy service and whoever implanted the spyware, known as Predator, were working hand in hand.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Last month, we were warned not to install Qatar’s World Cup app because it was spyware. But it risks giving the Egyptian government permission to read users’ emails and messages. This month, it’s Egypt’s COP27 Summit app : The app is being promoted as a tool to help attendees navigate the event.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Its Pegasus spyware was used against nine US State Department employees. We don’t know which NSO Group customer trained the spyware on the US. NSO Group’s descent into Internet pariah status continues. ” .
Penetration Testing
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Recently, cybersecurity researchers from Insikt Group have identified a resurgence of Predator spyware infrastructure, previously believed to be largely inactive due to public exposure and U.S. government sanctions.
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