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Pegasus hacking tool used to spy on journalists and activists Human rights activists and journalists have been the subject of hacking attempts using NSO Groups Pegasus spyware, an investigation claims, with approximately 37 smartphones successfully hacked using the surveillance tool. NSO Group is known for producing hacking tools, which are used by governments and law enforcement agencies around the world. The companys best-known tool is "Pegasus," spyware that can jailbrea...

Pegasus espía más de 15 mil números telefónicos en México; 25 son de periodistas La empresa israelí NSO, creadora del programa, asegura que se usa sólo contra delincuentes. domingo, 18 De julio, 2021 Pegasus espía más de 15 mil números telefónicos en México; 25 son de periodistas. (Foto: Pxhere) CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, julio 18 (EL UNIVERSAL).- El escándalo de espionaje de Pegasus, el spyware de la firma israelí NSO, dio hoy un nuevo giro al revelarse que más de 15 mil números tele...

Pegasus: Indian politicians and reporters on list of targets for spyware ‘sold only to governments’ Pegasus: Indian politicians and reporters on list of targets for spyware ‘sold only to governments’ According to the Wire, forensic tests confirmed the presence of hacking software on some of the Indian numbers on a leaked list of Pegasus targets. Updated 3 hours ago The leaked list features more than 50,000 phone numbers. | "Malware Infection" by Visual Conte...

espionaje Pegasus, spyware de la firma israelí NSO, este domingo el periódico británico The Guardian sorprendió al revelar los más de 15 mil números telefónicos de personas en México, incluyendo al menos 25 periodistas. De acuerdo con el diario, estos periodistas mexicanos se encontraban en la lista de “ personas de interés” de los clientes de NSO desde 2016, lo cual pudo confirmarse por medio de una investigación coordinada por Forbidden Stories, con apoyo del Security Lab de ...

Military-grade spyware found on journalists and activists phones: report By Mychael Schnell  14 hours ago Military-grade spyware licensed by an Israeli firm was used in attempts to hack into smartphones belonging to journalists and activists, according to a new investigation by The Washington Post and 16 media partners. The Post reported on Sunday that the spyware, licensed from the Israeli firm NSO Group to governments for tracking terrorists and criminals, was used in attempts to hack into 3...

Submitted by BlueNC on Sun, 07/18/2021 - 18:54 LENOIR-RHYNE GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYERS SUE UNIVERSITY OVER CENSORSHIP: One player, Laney Fox, released an audio recording of a Zoom meeting in March during which Smith said he did not want her back. Fox, who is white, later posted an angry four-page letter on Facebook accusing university President Fred Whitt of “failing Black students and athletes on this campus.” Now, the divisions within the Lutheran-affiliated university have surfaced 60 mil...

Private Israeli spyware used to hack cellphones of journalists, activists worldwide Dana Priest, Craig Timberg and Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post July 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, talks to members of the media in Istanbul. Amnesty International reported that its forensic researchers had determined that NSO Groups flagship Pegasus spyware was successfully installed on the phone ...

Pegasus spyware hacking: Reports show latest iPhones with iOS 14 can be hacked with zero-click iMessage exploit NSO Groups Pegasus software was used to snoop on iPhones of high-profile entities and Apples zero-click exploit in iMessage made it easier. Shubham Verma Story highlights NSO Groups Pegasus software is notorious for being a spying tool. WhatsApp has criticised NSO Group for developing tools like Pegasus. Pegasus spyware-making Israeli company, NSO Group, has found itself in dire ...

Pegasus Project: Why 17 news outlets are working together to cover spyware on a mass scale. CNN 13 hrs ago © Shutterstock And the revelations are only just beginning. The consortium began to publish its findings on Sunday. The stories indicate that numerous members of the media were "possible candidates for surveillance," as The Guardian put it. Forensic tests affirmed the presence of spyware on some phones. More will be coming out in the days ahead. The participating news outlets are dubbi...

In the United States we have the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA collects all available metadata on almost all electronic devices worldwide that can be reached. Access to that database underpins the “ Fourth Branch of Government,” the most powerful branch, the U.S. Intelligence Branch. In addition to a global scraping of metadata, the NSA also collects the domestic private information of all Americans.  This was the essential background story that NSA Contractor Edward Snowden brok...