Devices from at least 50 U.S. government employees in 10 countries on multiple continents “are confirmed or suspected to have been targeted by commercial spyware,” a senior Biden administration official told reporters on March 27. That number could even be higher, the senior official added. In response to the growing threat the technology presents, President…

The Supreme Court on Jan. 9 allowed Facebook parent Meta to move forward with a lawsuit claiming Israeli spyware maker NSO Group improperly accessed WhatsApp servers as it was installing spyware on the electronic devices of some users. NSO Group had asked the high court to halt the lawsuit in the petition filed in NSO…

The chief executive officer of Pegasus spyware creator NSO Group is stepping down, effective immediately, the company confirmed on Sunday, and 100 employees are being let go as part of a reorganization process, according to reports. CEO Shalev Hulio, one of the founders of the Israeli technology firm, will be handing over operations to chief operating officer Yaron Shohat…

A Thai minister has acknowledged the use of surveillance software to track those involved in “national security or drug matters,” but stated that it was only used in “limited and special cases.” Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society, told parliament on Tuesday that he was aware of the use of spyware but did…

An Israeli tech firm that sells security products in the United States claimed to cut ties with its chairman, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, following revelations of his close ties to deceased multi-millionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein—but records indicate Barak may still have a stake in the company. The company in question is Carbyne…

India’s Supreme Court decision to investigate the allegations of “unlawful” and “unauthorized” surveillance of its citizens using Israeli spyware has Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government under fire. According to the court order, it’s alleged that the Pegasus spyware—created by Israeli technology firm NSO Group—was used to hack hundreds of phones in India, including those owned…

BUDAPEST—About 1,000 Hungarians protested on Monday over allegations that the government used Israeli-made Pegasus spyware for illegal surveillance of public figures in Hungary, drawing comparisons with the country’s communist past. Protesters gathered at the House of Terror Museum in the capital, Budapest, which commemorates victims of Nazism and Communism, and marched to the headquarters of…

Much attention has been paid this week to bombshell allegations that Israeli-created spyware may have been used to target journalists, dissidents, and other enemies of the state—but the Pegasus scandal is a mere microcosm of the larger issue of governments using private companies for surveillance operations. On July 18, the Guardian and 16 other media…

PARIS—The cell phones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets in 2019 of surveillance by spyware made by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to a newspaper report Tuesday. The Paris prosecutor’s office announced it is investigating the suspected widespread use of the Pegasus spyware…