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Amnesty International has called on Irish and European authorities to clamp down on a Dublin-based firm accused of selling spyware on smartphones.

Global: ‘Predator Files’ spyware scandal reveals brazen targeting of civil society, politicians and officials Shocking spyware attacks have been attempted against civil society, journalists, politicians and academics in the European Union (EU), USA and Asia, according to a major new investigation by Amnesty International in partnership with the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) group of media outlets. Among the targets of Predator spyware are United Nations (UN) officials, a Senato...

Shocking spyware attacks have been attempted against civil society, journalists, politicians and academics in the European Union (EU), USA and

The Predator Files describe another nefarious global spyware campaign - SiliconANGLE

The targeting came as Vietnamese and American diplomats were negotiating a major cooperation agreement intended to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.

Two U.S. congressmen, EU officials, the German ambassador to the U.S. and the president of Taiwan were targeted – but not necessarily infected – by the Predator spyware.

Hackers aligned with Vietnam tried to use social media platforms X and Facebook to install spyware on the phones of dozens of high-profile targets, including US lawmakers, United Nations officials and CNN journalists, Amnesty International said Monday.

Hackers aligned with Vietnam tried to use social media platforms X and Facebook to install spyware on the phones of dozens of high-profile targets, including US lawmakers, United Nations officials and CNN journalists, Amnesty International said Monday.

Two of the most influential foreign policy voices on Capitol Hill were targeted, as were Asia experts at Washington think tanks and journalists from CNN, including Jim Sciutto.

PARIS: European companies sold powerful spyware to authoritarian regimes, which have used it against dissenters, a group of investigative media said Thursday.