A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on Feb. 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal of lawsuit The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear. Sep 30, 2024 By Tim Starks
J Studios/Getty Images Treasury hits Predator spyware makers with more sanctions It’s another swipe at the Intellexa Consortium, a sprawling network of companies. Sep 16, 2024 By Greg Otto Tim Starks
Congolese soldiers sit in their military vehicle at the base of the United Nations Organization Mission for the Stabilization of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Kamanyola, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 28. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good. Sep 5, 2024 By Tim Starks
Mongolian guards stand guard in front of the Genghis Khan statue at the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar on May 21, 2023. The hackers allegedly conducted watering hole attacks on Mongolian government websites.(Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images) Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors. Aug 29, 2024 By Tim Starks
David Wall/Getty Images Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state. Jul 1, 2024 By Tim Starks
Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during a Microsoft event in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) Microsoft’s Recall puts the Biden administration’s cyber credibility on the line Why has the White House remained silent on the launch of a product that violates the spirit and letter of its flagship cybersecurity initiatives? Jun 12, 2024 By Gavin Wilde
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
Harry Coker testifies during his confirmation hearing to become the national cyber director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Nov. 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ONCD report: ‘Fundamental transformation’ in cyber, tech drove 2023 risks Evolving critical infrastructure risks, ransomware, supply chain exploitation, commercial spyware and AI were the top trends, the office reported. May 7, 2024 By Tim Starks
A cosplayer dressed as the Star Wars character Darth Vader holds a mobile phone displaying a government alert issued to all smartphones to test a system used to warn of life-threatening emergencies at the Scarborough Sci-Fi Convention in Scarborough north-east England on April 23, 2023. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) Spyware and zero-day exploits increasingly go hand-in-hand, researchers find Researchers found 97 zero-days exploited in the wild in 2023; nearly two thirds of mobile and browser flaws were used by spyware firms. Mar 27, 2024 By Tim Starks