Spyware

Former Greek premier spied on to 'alter' election results: reports

Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was spied on by a "parastatal mechanism" to undermine his chances of reelection, say local media

Four EU states failed to cooperate in spyware probe: EU lawmaker

A European Parliament report slams Spain, Greece, Hungary and Poland for using Pegasus and other spyware to hack the phones of opposition figures and journalists.

Mexico probes whether Pegasus spyware purchases were legal

Mexican prosecutors said in a statement that they were looking at the acquisition of Pegasus by the prior attorney general's office for $23 million.

Israeli spyware firm reportedly targeted Indonesia officials

More than a dozen officials targeted last year included senior government and military personnel, diplomats and advisers, says Reuters, citing nine people with knowledge of the matter.

EU expects Greece to 'thoroughly' investigate spyware scandal

The European Commission says it is expecting an investigation from Greece following reports that Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) wiretapped opposition leader and former EU lawmaker Nikos Androulakis.

Greek intelligence admits spying on journalist - lawmakers

The allegation was reported by Greek media last year but a hearing only took place after leader of the country's socialist opposition submitted a complaint to prosecutors in late July.

Italian spyware targets Apple, Android phones — Google

Google's report said the RCS spyware it uncovered, and which was dubbed "Hermit", is the same one that Lookout reported on previously.

Israeli police admit using spyware without warrant to target citizens

Israel's police, accused by rights groups of using notorious Pegasus hacking spyware, find evidence pointing to improper use of sophisticated spyware by its force to snoop on citizens' phones.

Google disrupts 'Russian botnet' that hijacked 1M devices

The tech giant says the network used to surreptitiously mine bitcoin and was cut off at least for now from the people wielding it on the internet.

Apple sues Israel's NSO firm, calls it 'amoral 21st-century mercenaries'

Lawsuit filed against NSO Group and its parent company OSY Technologies for alleged surveillance and targeting of Apple iPhones with its Pegasus spyware.

Colonial surveillance: Palestinians already live in a tech dystopia

For Israel, the basic human rights of colonised Palestinians, such as the right to privacy, are irrelevant.

Israel’s dystopian surveillance state targets Palestinians for ‘existing’

Recent reports of the Israeli army’s facial recognition program and the NSO Group’s hacking of activists highlights the ongoing digital repression meted out against Palestinians.