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Apple to release ‘lockdown mode’ for iPhones to guard against spyware
Apple plans to release a feature called “Lockdown Mode” to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates and political dissidents. Read more…
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Saudi woman’s phone exposes depth of NSO spyware
Unusual error in NSO’s spyware allowed Saudi women’s rights activist to discover a trove of evidence her iPhone had been hacked. Read more…
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Pakistan calls on UN to investigate if India used Pegasus to spy on leaders
Pakistan called on the UN to investigate whether India used Pegasus spyware to spy on public figures including Prime Minister Imran Khan. Read more…
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Massive spyware attack via 32mn Chrome browser extensions detected
A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser. Read more…
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India plans security audit of WhatsApp after hacking attempt
India wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp’s security systems following revelations that a spyware exploited vulnerabilities. Read more…
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Australia spyware bill driven by paranoia and hypocrisy
In what appears to be the height of hypocrisy, the Australian government wants to compel the nation’s telecoms companies to install what is, basically, spyware on customers’ phones under broad new national security plans. This Read more…
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Blackstone drops plans to buy stake in mobile surveillance firm
(Reuters) – Blackstone Group has pulled out of discussions to buy part of Israeli mobile surveillance software maker NSO Group, according to people familiar with the talks that had been criticized by digital privacy activists. Read more…