So if one company can produce commercial spyware then why not two. More on NSO Group and Cytrox: Two Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturers – Schneier on Security Then there are the consequences of the use of Pegasus and Predator. UN-backed investigator into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware | United …
Stalkerware – not every bad actor is in it for money – domestic abuse
Diana and I felt this was a story about privacy that needed to be widely spread. How to spot the software that could be spying on you – BBC News and BBC World Service – Business Daily, Stalkerware: Tech-enabled domestic abuse skyrocketing and Coalition Against Stalkerware (stopstalkerware.org) The technical abuse …
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Pegasus used to hack US officials
Another story about the commercially available spyware Pegasus produced by the NSO Group of Israel. NSO Group spyware used to hack at least nine US officials’ phones – report | Surveillance | The Guardian American diplomats’ iPhones reportedly compromised by NSO Group intrusion software • The Register Pegasus – Smart …
Pegasus spyware
The commercial spyware Pegasus cannot keep out of the news. NSO Group’s CEO-designate quits after US blacklists spyware firm | Israel | The Guardian But this time it looks like the CEO (designate) of NSO Group has resigned because of the decision by the US Government to blacklist the company …
Pegasus spyware
Hacking of activists is latest in long line of cyber-attacks on Palestinians | Surveillance | The Guardian
Spyware Company added to trade blacklist
I have written about the controversial, commercially available, spyware Pegasus a number of times: Pegasus – Smart Thinking Solutions Frank Gardner, the BBC’s respected security correspondent refers to the Pegasus software as military grade spyware. Now the company behind the software, NSO Group of Israel, has now been added the …
More misuses of Pegasus
Another instance of the questionable use of the commercially available spyware Pegasus. New York Times Journalist Hacked with NSO Spyware – Schneier on Security Other Pegasus articles: Pegasus – Smart Thinking Solutions