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Report on Paragon Spyware

Schneier on Security

Citizen Lab has a new report on Paragon’s spyware: Key Findings: Introducing Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions was founded in Israel in 2019 and sells spyware called Graphite. Infrastructure Analysis of Paragon Spyware. A Related Case of iPhone Spyware in Italy. Identifying a Possible Canadian Paragon Customer.

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Mexican Drug Cartels with High-Tech Spyware

Schneier on Security

Lots of details in the article. The cyberweapons arms business is immoral in many ways. This is just one of them.

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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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Spyware in India

Schneier on Security

.” AccessNow puts this in context : For India to uphold fundamental rights, authorities must initiate an immediate independent inquiry, implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware, and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws.

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Report claims that Serbian authorities abused Cellebrite tool to install NoviSpy spyware

Security Affairs

Researchers warn of previously undetected surveillance spyware, named NoviSpy, that was found infecting a Serbian journalist’s phone. Then he requested help from Amnesty Internationals Security Lab fearing to be the target of surveillance software like other journalists in Serbia.

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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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Poland probes Pegasus spyware abuse under the PiS government

Security Affairs

Poland probes Pegasus spyware abuse under the PiS government; ex-security chief Piotr Pogonowski arrested to testify before parliament. Poland’s government has been investigating the alleged misuse of Pegasus spyware by the previous administration and arrested the former head of Poland’s internal security service Piotr Pogonowski.

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