A woman passes by flags of the European Union outside the European commission headquarters in Brussels, on May 23, 2024, ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / Getty Images) Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus The notorious Israeli spyware was used to target journalists often working in exile from their authoritarian home countries, report finds. May 30, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Rainbow over the parliament building in Poland. MikeMareen, iStock / Getty Images Plus Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses 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. May 15, 2024 By Tim Starks
The White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Caroline Purser/Getty Images) Executive order sets up guardrails for US use of commercial spyware At least 50 devices belonging to U.S. personnel have been targeted by commercial spyware. Mar 27, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said an executive order on spyware is coming. (Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images) White House expected to issue executive order reining in spyware The prospect of an executive order limiting use of spyware within U.S. intelligence unleashes potentially even more debate in Washington. Nov 18, 2022 By Tonya Riley
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 24: An Amnesty International canvasser talks to a person near Washington Square Park in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Hackers posed as Amnesty International, promising anti-spyware tool that actually collects passwords It's unclear who is behind the scam. Sep 30, 2021 By Tonya Riley
An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. – (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Sweeping report details how NSO Group spyware leverages iOS software for surveillance A new report reveals the extent of the spyware company's reach. Jul 19, 2021 By Tonya Riley
A screenshot of King & Spalding’s Atlanta offices (King & Spalding) Facebook claims NSO Group’s lawyers have conflict of interest in WhatsApp case Facebook alleged that King & Spalding’s past work defending WhatsApp gave NSO Group an unfair advantage. Apr 30, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. defense officials in June 2016, when he was deputy crown prince and defense minister of Saudi Arabia. (DoD / Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz) Hack of Jeff Bezos’ phone likely happened through Saudi crown prince, analysts tell UN The Saudi Kingdom then ran an intrusive surveillance against Amazon's founder. Jan 22, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
A Moroccan flag in Casablanca. (Getty Images) NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware detected in attacks against Moroccan journalist, activist Similar spyware attacks have been detected against critics of the Mexican and Saudi governments. Oct 10, 2019 By Jeff Stone
‘StrongPity’ is still going after users who download router management software to infect target organizations. (Getty) ‘StrongPity’ hacking group does just enough to get around defenses The group is still going after users who download router management software to infect target organizations. Jul 17, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas