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Dozens in Jordan targeted by authorities using NSO spyware, report finds

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Findings suggest Jordan is relying on cyberweapon to quash dissent and its use is ‘staggeringly widespread’ About three dozen journalists, lawyers and human rights workers in Jordan have been targeted by authorities using powerful spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group amid a broad crackdown on press freedoms and …

Washington DC-based group targeted in apparent Pegasus hack

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Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization An individual employed by a Washington DC-based organization with international offices was targeted with powerful hacking software made by NSO Group, researchers have claimed, raising new concerns about the proliferation of spyware that can infect …

UN-backed investigator into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware

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Exclusive: Analysis of Kamel Jendoubi’s mobile phone reveals he was targeted in August 2019 The mobile phone of a UN-backed investigator who was examining possible war crimes in Yemen was targeted with spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, a new forensic analysis of the device has revealed …

NSO Group spyware used to hack at least nine US officials’ phones – report

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Revelation comes just weeks after the Biden administration placed NSO on a US blacklist The iPhones of at least nine US state department officials were recently hacked by a government using NSO Group spyware, according to a new report that raised serious questions about the use of Israeli surveillance …

No 10 accused of failing to act against states accused of NSO spyware abuses

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Group of 10 MPs and peers say Boris Johnson’s government has prioritised trade over national security Boris Johnson’s government has been accused by MPs of prioritising trade agreements over national security in its handling of surveillance abuses on British soil by governments using spyware made by the …

Israeli spyware company NSO Group placed on US blacklist

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Decision against company at heart of Pegasus project reflects deep concern about impact of spyware on US national security interests NSO Group has been placed on a US blacklist by the Biden administration after it determined the Israeli spyware maker has acted “contrary to the foreign policy and national …

Officials who are US allies among targets of NSO malware, says WhatsApp chief

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Will Cathcart claims government officials around the world among 1,400 WhatsApp users targeted in 2019 Senior government officials around the world – including individuals in high national security positions who are “allies of the US” – were targeted by governments with NSO Group spyware in a 2019 attack against 1 …