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The iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by an unknown entity using spyware made by Israeli-based NSO Group.

Apple Inc. iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter. The hacks, which took place in the last several months, hit U.S. officials either based in Uganda or focused on matters…

We urge that the EU takes serious and effective measures against NSO Group, including the designation of the entity under the EU’s global human rights sanctions regime.

The call to sanction NSO Group comes after credible reports that the company's Pegasus spyware has been repeatedly used by abusive governments to clamp down on peaceful human rights defenders, activists and perceived critics.

Officials that focus on East Africa targeted.

A hack targeting US officials is just the latest problem for NSO Group, the Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware.

The US government reportedly wants to lead a global effort to prevent surveillance tools from being exported to authoritarian countries.

Ailan Evans Several U.S. State Department officials had their Apple iPhones hacked by an unknown entity who used foreign spyware to access data on their devices, Reuters reported. The hacks were carried out using spyware from Israeli technology firm NSO Group, which reportedly develops surveillance software designed to covertly monitor devices and access data, according to Reuters, […]

Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter.

The US government reportedly wants to lead a global effort to prevent surveillance tools from being exported to authoritarian countries.