Tag: Spyware
U.S. Blacklists Two Spyware Firms Run by an Israeli Former General
The Biden administration added two Europe-based hacking firms controlled by an Israeli former general to a Commerce Department blacklist on Tuesday, i [...]
How the U.S. Came to Use NSO Spyware It Was Trying to Kill
The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the gover [...]
Biden Acts to Restrict U.S. Government Use of Spyware
The president signed an executive order seeking to limit deployment of a tool that has been abused by autocracies — and some democracies — to spy on d [...]
Lawmakers Signal Inquiries Into US Government’s Use of Foreign Spyware
The moves come as Congress passed a measure last week to try to reign in the proliferation of the hacking tools.
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How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control
The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming. Even the U.S. government is usin [...]
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware
Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research purposes.
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Defense Firm Said U.S. Spies Backed Its Bid for Pegasus Spyware Maker
A team of executives from an American military contractor quietly visited Israel numerous times in recent months to try to carry out a bold but risky [...]
No 10 network targeted with spyware, says group
Researchers say they warned UK officials about being targeted, but the software's makers deny the claims.
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Israel Blocked Sale of Pegasus Spyware to Ukraine and Estonia
Israel’s government has long seen Pegasus as a critical tool for its foreign policy. A New York Times Magazine article this year revealed how, for mor [...]
Biden Administration Warns Against Spyware Targeting Dissidents
WASHINGTON — The federal government on Friday warned the public about the risks of commercial surveillance tools that have been used to spy on jour [...]
Israeli Company’s Spyware Is Used to Target U.S. Embassy Employees in Africa
WASHINGTON — The iPhones of 11 U.S. Embassy employees working in Uganda were hacked using spyware developed by Israel’s NSO Group, the surveillance [...]
The U.S. blacklists the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm.
The Biden administration blacklisted the NSO Group, an Israeli cyber-surveillance company, on Wednesday, saying that the company had supplied spywa [...]
As TikTok ‘Spyware and adware’ Rumor Swirls, Crypto Apps Security within the Highlight
Over the previous few weeks, TikTok has discovered itself in sizzling water over safety points. First, it was axed in India together with 58 Chines [...]
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