NSO Group’s notorious spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 different countries…
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Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware
A coalition of governments has published a list of legitimate-looking Android apps that were actually spyware,…
NCSC issues warning over Chinese Moonshine and BadBazaar spyware
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the US’s National Security Agency (NSA) and the…
This sneaky Android spyware needs a password to uninstall. Here’s how to remove it without one.
Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also…
Again and again, NSO Group’s customers keep getting their spyware operations caught
On Thursday, Amnesty International published a new report detailing attempted hacks against two Serbian journalists, allegedly…
Data breach at stalkerware SpyX affects close to 2 million, including thousands of Apple users
A consumer-grade spyware operation called SpyX was hit by a data breach last year, TechCrunch has…
Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers
The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of Israeli spyware…
Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert
Amazon will not say if it plans to take action against three phone surveillance apps that…
North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store
A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the…
Catalan court says NSO Group executives can be charged in spyware investigation
A Barcelona court ruled that the co-founders of spyware maker NSO Group, Omri Lavie and Shalev…
Researchers uncover unknown Android flaws used to hack into a student’s phone
Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock…
Cellebrite suspends Serbia as customer after claims police used firm’s tech to plant spyware
Cellebrite announced on Tuesday that it stopped Serbia from using its technology following allegations that Serbian…
Your Android phone could have stalkerware. Here’s how to remove it
Consumer-grade spyware apps that covertly and continually monitor your private messages, photos, phone calls and real-time…
Spanish spyware startup Mollitiam Industries shuts down
Mollitiam Industries, a small and little-known Spanish spyware maker, is shutting down. The startup’s demise was…
Another person targeted by Paragon spyware comes forward
Another person who was allegedly targeted on WhatsApp with spyware made by Israeli company Paragon has…
Paragon spyware used to target citizens across Europe, says Italian government
The Italian government said in a press release on Wednesday that a spyware campaign revealed by…
New target of Paragon spyware comes forward
On Wednesday, Mediterranea Saving Humans, an Italian nonprofit with the mission of rescuing immigrants who try…