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…

Spyzie stalkerware is spying on thousands of Android and iPhone users

A little-known phone surveillance operation called Spyzie has compromised more than half a million Android devices…

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…

Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston shuts down, per filing

Variston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, has reportedly shut down. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers…

Another person targeted by Paragon spyware comes forward

Another person who was allegedly targeted on WhatsApp with spyware made by Israeli company Paragon has…

Spyware maker Paragon terminates contract with Italian government: media reports

Paragon Solutions, a startup that sells access to surveillance technologies including phone spyware, has cut ties…

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…

Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer

Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S.…

Journalist targeted on WhatsApp by Paragon spyware: “I feel violated”

On Friday, at 2:48 p.m., Francesco Cancellato received an ominous notification on his cellphone while he…

WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware

WhatsApp said on Friday that it had disrupted a hacking campaign that targeted around 90 users,…

Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting

On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to discuss the dangers of commercial…

How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups

Toward the end of 2023, an Israeli security researcher from Tel Aviv said that he was…

Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab

Before the elections, the cybersecurity team of U.S. vice president and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris reached…