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U.S. Court rules against NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware Lawsuit

Security Affairs

court ruled in favor of WhatsApp against NSO Group, holding the spyware vendor liable for exploiting a flaw to deliver Pegasus spyware. court over exploiting a vulnerability to deliver Pegasus spyware. WhatsApp won a legal case against NSO Group in a U.S. ” reads the court document. ” The U.S.

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Meta Scores $168M Legal Victory Over NSO Group for Spyware Abuse

SecureWorld News

million judgment against NSO Group, the Israeli company behind the Pegasus spyware. company has successfully held a commercial spyware vendor accountable in a court of law, Reuters reports. Spyware at scale: inside the surveillance-as-a-service business model The trial unearthed a rare look into NSO's operations.

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WhatsApp disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware

Security Affairs

Meta announced the disruption of a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists with the Paragon spyware. Meta announced that discovered and dismantled a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists and civil society members with the Paragon spyware (aka Graphite). In 2024, its U.S.

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Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer

Security Affairs

Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer after detaining him for allegedly donating to Ukraine earlier this year. The Federal Security Service (FSB) used spyware to monitor a Russian programmer, Kirill Parubets, after he was detained earlier this year for allegedly donating to Ukraine. ” continues the report.

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Regulating International Trade in Commercial Spyware

Schneier on Security

Deibert, and John Scott-Railton of Citizen Lab published an editorial calling for regulating the international trade in commercial surveillance systems until we can figure out how to curb human rights abuses. The purchase of surveillance technology by law enforcement in any state must be transparent and subject to public debate.

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WhatsApp fixed zero-day flaw used to deploy Paragon Graphite spyware

Security Affairs

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp has addressed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability exploited to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals.

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On the Zero-Day Market

Schneier on Security

New paper: “ Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market “: Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple. The last ten years have also been marked by stark failures to control spyware and its precursors and components.

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