Written by Tonya Riley Jul 6, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP Apple will introduce a feature this fall allowing users to lock services that could otherwise be exploited by malicious hackers looking…
Tag: NSO Group
Zero-day exploits found and disclosed hit a record high in 2021, Google Project Zero says
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…
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…
Google: This zero-click iPhone attack was incredible and terrifying
Google has explained how surveillance company NSO Group developed an exploit that would allow users of its software to gain access to an iPhone and install spyware – without a…
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…
Saudi human rights activist files lawsuit against former US intelligence operatives for hacking scandal
Saudi human rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has filed a lawsuit against spyware maker DarkMatter Group and three former US intelligence operatives for their role in helping the United Arab Emirates…
Israeli govt pledges greater oversight of cyber exports after NSO tools used to spy on US officials
The Israeli government’s Defense Exports Control Agency sent out a notice late on Monday indicating it would be enforcing stricter rules governing the export of offensive cyber tools. The announcement…