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A flaw in Apple's software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhones in 2021 was simultaneously abused by a competing company, according to five people familiar with the matter. QuaDream, the sources said, is a smaller and lower profile Israeli firm that also develops smartphone hacking tools intended for government clients.
Two firms employed the same sophisticated hacking technique – known as a “zero-click” – shows that phones are more vulnerable to powerful digital spying tools than the industry will admit.
QuaDream, the sources said, is a smaller and lower profile Israeli firm that also develops smartphone hacking tools intended for government clients.
Quadream's REIGN spyware said to have used same exploit as NSO Group's Pegasus, before being patched in September; clients also include Saudi Arabia
Israeli company Quadream's mobile phone hacking products do not require an Israeli Defense Ministry export license because its parent company is based in Cyprus.