Coverage examines reported NSO Group-linked spyware incidents, attribution, infrastructure, disruption, and defensive guidance.
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NSO Group is a commercial surveillance-technology company best known for Pegasus, spyware reported to compromise mobile devices and collect messages, files, location data, or sensor inputs. Reports have alleged use against journalists, activists, and political figures, but attribution generally concerns customers or operators using the tools rather than NSO Group directly conducting each intrusion. The tag therefore covers reported deployments, vulnerability research, infrastructure, legal or commercial restrictions, and efforts to detect or disrupt the spyware.
For defenders, Pegasus-related incidents matter because mobile compromise may involve highly targeted exploits, including cases requiring little or no user interaction, and may leave limited conventional endpoint evidence. Practical responses include rapid installation of mobile operating-system security updates, restricting unnecessary device exposure, and treating suspected targeting as a forensic incident: preserve the device, collect relevant logs and backups carefully, and obtain specialist analysis rather than immediately resetting it. Organizations should also assess privacy, consent, and legal obligations when handling evidence or protecting people at elevated risk.
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Zuckercorp says surveillance-for-hire vendor was still running phishing operations after federal court told it to knock it off
Don't f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow its government customers to spy on supposedly secure communications.…
4 file complaint with London's Met, alleging malware maker helped autocratic states violate their privacy Four UK-based proponents of human rights and critics of Middle Eastern states today filed a report with London's Metropolitan Police they hope will lead to charges against Pegasus peddler NSO Group.…
Also: Apple to end NSO Group lawsuit; Malicious Python dev job offers; Dark web kingpins busted; and more Infosec In Brief Genetic testing outfit 23andMe has settled a proposed class action case related to a 2023 data breach for $30 million.…
You shouldn't – Indian infosec researchers warn you'll get random junk instead Indian infosec firm CloudSEK warned on Wednesday that scammers are selling counterfeit code advertised as the NSO Group's notorious Pegasus spyware.…
/* Hope no one ever reads these functions lmao */ NSO Group, the Israel-based maker of super-charged snoopware Pegasus, has been ordered by a federal judge in California to share the source code for "all relevant spyware" with Meta's WhatsApp.…
Judge says anti-hacking laws fits Pegasus case "to a T" A US court has rejected spyware vendor NSO Group's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges the developer violated computer fraud and other laws by infecting customers' iDevices with its surveillance software.…
Investors roll the dice against government sanctions and lawsuits Spyware maker NSO Group has a new ringleader, as the notorious biz seeks to revamp its image amid new reports that the company's Pegasus malware is targeting yet more human rights advocates and journalists.…
NSO maintains that it's all legit The US Supreme Court has quashed spyware maker NSO Group's argument that it cannot be held legally responsible for using WhatsApp technology to deploy its Pegasus snoop-ware on users' phones.…
Controversial Pegasus spyware maker to focus on NATO sales while battling various court cases Pegasus spyware-maker NSO Group announced on Sunday it will reorganize, replacing its CEO and letting go of around 100 workers.…
Biden blacklist a stumbling block for any possible deal US security technology provider L3Harris has courted controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO with an aim to buy it, according to reports.…
And it's like, what ... 12, 13,000 total targets a year max, exec says NSO Group told European lawmakers this week that "under 50" customers use its notorious Pegasus spyware, though these customers include "more than five" European Union member states.…
Stallled law satisfies few and has even been identifed as likely to damage growth Analysis NSO Group's Pegasus spyware-for-governments keeps returning to the headlines thanks to revelations such as its use against Spain's prime minister and senior British officials. But there's one nation where outrage about Pegasus has been constant for nearly a year and shows little sign of abating: India.…
Pegasus software maker faces mounting lawsuits, investigations in the US and EU Someone at least tried to use NSO Group's surveillance software to spy on European Commission officials last year, according to a Reuters report. …