NSO Group to Pay Nearly $168M to Meta’s WhatsApp for 2019 Hacking May 7, 2025 By Chad Hemenway A federal jury in California has ordered Israeli firm NSO Group to pay more than $167 million in punitive damages...
Apple Warns of ‘Mercenary Spyware Attack’ on Users in India, 91 Other Countries April 15, 2024 Apple Inc has warned its users in India and ninety-one other countries that they were possible victims of a “mercenary...
Google Calls Out Spyware Firms and Advocates for Tighter Regulation February 7, 2024 By Zeba Siddiqui Internet giant Google on Feb 6 called out a series of surveillance software companies that it said were enabling the...
EU Lawmakers Warn of Hungary, Poland Spyware Abuses May 10, 2023 By Lorne Cook European Union lawmakers investigating the use of Pegasus spyware against opposition politicians and journalists on May 9 raised deep concern...
British Officials Sound Alarm on Spyware, Mercenary Hacking Market April 20, 2023 By James Pearson and Raphael Satter British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people...
At Least 50 U.S. Government Employees Hit With Spyware, Prompting New Rules March 29, 2023 By Christopher Bing At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware,...
Spyware Hacks of Federal Workers Could Run Into Hundreds, Lawmaker Says December 13, 2022 By Katrina Manson A US government probe into how many mobile phones belonging to diplomats and government workers have been infected with spyware...
Proposed Class Action Alleges Liberty Mutual Website Violates Pennsylvania Law December 12, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website...
Reuters: EU Finds Evidence Employees’ Smartphones Compromised by Spyware July 28, 2022 By Raphael Satter The European Union found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company’s spy...
Senior EU Officials Targeted With Israeli Spyware: Sources April 11, 2022 By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according...