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Apple sues Israeli spyware group NSO

Enlarge / A man walks by the building entrance of Israeli cyber company NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert on November 11, 2021, in Sapir, Israel. (credit: Amir Levy | Getty Images) Apple is suing NSO Group Technologies, the Israeli military-grade spyware manufacturer that created surveillance software used to target […]

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US blacklists maker of Pegasus spyware that helps governments spy on activists

Enlarge / KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA: On July 25, 2021, protesters criticized the Indian government for using Pegasus spyware to snoop on journalists, opposition leaders, and activists. (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) The US has blacklisted Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group, saying that the Israeli company “developed and supplied spyware to foreign governments […]

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Apple fixes iMessage zero-day exploited by Pegasus spyware

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Apple has released several security updates this week to patch a “FORCEDENTRY” vulnerability on iOS devices. The “zero-click, zero-day” vulnerability has been actively exploited by Pegasus, a spyware app developed by the Israeli company NSO Group, which has been known to target activists, journalists, and prominent people around […]