The ruling strikes at NSO Group’s fundamental strategy in the case, one observer noted.

The Pall Mall Process guidelines for nations could be useful, they said, but have obvious limitations.

The government-backed hackers exploited fake friends and family with spear-phishing lures, according to research published Wednesday.

The notorious Israeli spyware was used to target journalists often working in exile from their authoritarian home countries, report finds. 

Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations.

ICANN said it couldn't fulfill Ukraine's request to shut down Russian domains, and Russia has exerted pressure elsewhere.

President Joe Biden denounced the military's seizure, which coincided with large-scale internet blackouts.

Another instance of FinFisher has been spotted in the wild by digital rights advocacy group Access Now.