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Spain: Hacked Catalans to launch a legal bid on spyware use

Catalan separatist politicians and activists are launching a legal offensive in half a dozen countries against the Spanish state and the Israeli companies behind the controversial spyware allegedly used to snoop on them

The Independent UK

Catalan president calls for investigation as spyware targets pro-independence leaders

Pere Aragonès says the Spanish government must have known about the spying, but it denies all wrongdoing

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog warns Boris Johnson of suspected spyware attack on No 10

An operator of the powerful Pegasus spyware linked to the United Arab Emirates is suspected of being behind the infection.

The Independent UK

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Watchdog warned UK government of spyware infections inside 10 Downing Street

Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday it had warned British officials that electronic devices connected to government networks, including some inside the prime minister's office and foreign ministry, appeared to be infected with Israeli-made spy software.

Reuters

Catalan leaders targeted using NSO spyware, say cybersecurity experts

Victims said to include Pere Aragonès and Carles Puigdemont, but Israeli firm suggests claims are false

The Guardian - UK

Spyware use on separatists in Spain "extensive," group says

A cybersecurity rights group says the phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia, including the regional chief and other elected officials, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments

The Independent UK

NSO turns to US Supreme Court for immunity in WhatsApp suit

The Israeli spyware maker NSO Group has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court as it seeks to head off a high-profile lawsuit filed by the WhatsApp messaging service

The Independent UK

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NSO Turns to US Supreme Court for Immunity in WhatsApp Suit

The Israeli spyware maker NSO Group is turning to the US Supreme Court as it seeks to head off a high-profile lawsuit filed by the WhatsApp messaging service. In a filing to the Supreme Court, NSO said it should be recognized as a foreign government agent and therefore be entitled…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli firm's spyware used on Jordan activists, report says

Digital-rights researchers have concluded that the mobile phones of four Jordanian human rights activists were hacked with software made by the Israeli spyware company NSO Group

The Independent UK

Palestinian lawyer sues Israel’s NSO group in France

Salah Hamouri has filed a complaint against the Pegasus spyware maker for having ‘illegally infiltrated’ his phone.

Al Jazeera

US unions condemn ‘unacceptable’ Oregon pension fund link with NSO

AFL-CIO in Oregon calls for urgent divestment from fund that owns Israeli spyware company alleged to have targeted union members

The Guardian - US

NSO Says Israeli Police Got ‘Weaker’ Variant of Pegasus Phone Hacking Tool

The chief of Israeli spyware firm NSO Group said on Tuesday it had sold the country's police a variant of the Pegasus hacking tool that can access local cellphones, but which he described as being "weaker" than the export version. Unsourced media reports last month of warrantless wiretaps by Israeli…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NSO says Israeli police got 'weaker' variant of Pegasus phone hacking tool

Reuters

Israel blocked Ukraine from buying Pegasus spyware, fearing Russia’s anger

Revelation of denial offers new insight into the way Israel’s relationship with Moscow has undermined Ukrainian objectives

The Guardian - US

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Benzinga

Lawmakers Question Apple, FBI Over NSO Group Spyware

Two Republican lawmakers are pressing Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and the FBI to provide information about spyware made by the Israeli company NSO Group, CNBC reports based on letters. The lawmakers sought details about Apple's ability to detect when the NSO Group tools targeted the iPhone, including the number of attacks detected and place and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NSO Sues Israeli Paper After Explosive Articles on Police

The Israeli tech company NSO Group on Sunday filed a libel lawsuit against an Israeli newspaper after it published a series of explosive articles claiming Israeli police unlawfully used its spyware on dozens of public figures. The articles by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist published over recent weeks triggered an…

The Independent UK

NSO sues Israeli paper after explosive articles on police

The Israeli tech company NSO Group has filed a libel lawsuit against an Israeli newspaper

Asharq Al-Awsat

Battle Over Future of Israeli Spytech Firm NSO

A court fight within Israeli spytech firm NSO Group has shed new light on the crisis engulfing the company, including tensions over whether to keep selling malware to autocrats to stay afloat. NSO was already mired in debt before an investigation revealed last year that its Pegasus phone-hacking software had…

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian joint winner of George Polk award for Pegasus project

Collaboration with Washington Post and Forbidden Stories Network receives prestigious journalistic accolade

The Guardian - UK

‘Most harmful thing’ – how spyware is stifling human rights in Bahrain

Growing evidence shows Gulf state’s friends and enemies are being targeted by NSO Group software / You don’t know what is private’: how spyware erodes human rights in Bahrain

Reuters

How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world

A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.

The Guardian - UK

More Polish opposition figures found to have been targeted by Pegasus spyware

Analysis by Amnesty International linked them to Pegasus Project leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers

The Guardian - UK

EU data watchdog calls for Pegasus spyware ban

EDPS says NSO Group’s software is ‘incompatible with our democratic values’ and should be banned in bloc

Asharq Al-Awsat

Court Postpones Netanyahu Trial Hearings over Phone Spying Claims

The Jerusalem District Court announced on Sunday that all planned sessions this week in former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial will be postponed to Feb 21. The former premier, now opposition leader, is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. A…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Watchdog Calls for Ban on Israel's Surveillance Tool Pegasus

The European Union's data protection watchdog called on Tuesday for a ban on the controversial spyware tool Pegasus, developed by Israeli-based NSO Group. The EDPS said use of Pegasus might lead to an "unprecedented level of intrusiveness, able to interfere with the most intimate aspects of our daily lives." Israel…

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