Pegasus

Malware & Threats

Issued by: DataBreach Today

A European Parliament committee investigating the abuse of commercial spyware tools such as Pegasus recommended a slew of new regulatory safeguards but dropped a preliminary call for a moratorium. In place of a continental pause on European Union member governments’ deployment of spyware that can surreptitiously infect smartphones to record the location, telephone calls and…

Network Security

Issued by: DataBreach Today

The global commercial spyware market will expand over the next five years as demand for advanced surveillance tools by governments surges, says a new report from the U.K’s National Cyber Security Centre. The NCSC report, which defines the proliferation of surveillance tools such as NSO Group’s Pegasus as a threat, assesses that at least 80…

News

Issued by: Security Affairs

Reuters reported that the phone of an opposition-linked Polish mayor was infected with the Pegasus spyware. According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. The news of the hack was reported by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, and unfortunately, it isn’t the first time that the Pegasus spyware…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Nearly two dozen journalists and other staffers working for El Faro, a digital newspaper based in El Salvador, are suing NSO Group for unleashing Pegasus spyware — malware they say was used to steal their most sensitive information, putting their safety in danger. Along with ASO Group Technologies, its Israeli parent company, Q Cyber Technologies…