Written by AJ Vicens Apr 19, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP Researchers at Google’s Project Zero said they tracked 58 cases of zero-day exploits “in the wild” in 2021 — the most…
Category: NSO Group
Report: Research ties Pegasus spyware on phone Jamal Khashoggi’s wife to UAE agents
Written by Tonya Riley Dec 21, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP United Arab Emirates agents loaded Pegasus spyware on the phone of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s wife months before his death, the Washington…
NSO Group's latest spyware on par with nation-state abilities, researchers say
Written by AJ Vicens Dec 15, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP When Apple announced Nov. 23 that it filed a lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, it claimed that the firm…
NSO Group tech reportedly used to hack US officials' iPhones
Written by AJ Vicens Dec 3, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Nearly a dozen iPhones associated with U.S. State Department employees were hacked using spyware developed by Israel-based NSO Group, Reuters first…
Apple alerts journalists, activists about state-sponsored hacking attempts after NSO Group suit
Written by AJ Vicens Nov 24, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP On the same day Apple announced a lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group for developing hacking tools to help breach…
Apple sues NSO Group, spyware vendor known for helping governments hack critics
Written by AJ Vicens Nov 23, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Apple is suing Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group “to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users,” the…
Commerce Department blacklists controversial spyware company NSO Group
Written by Tonya Riley Nov 3, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP The Commerce Department Wednesday added two Israeli spyware companies, NSO Group and Candiru, to its entity list of companies that pose…
'A lot' of firms are developing offensive cyber techniques, hoping for investment
Written by AJ Vicens Oct 18, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Aggressive cyber tools remain a topic of interest for “a lot of companies” pitching their technology to investors thanks to interest…