Apple files to stop NSO Group lawsuit over fears of data leaks
Apple has filed to dismiss a three-year-old lawsuit against spyware producer NSO Group, because it could do more harm to iOS security than good.
Apple has filed to dismiss a three-year-old lawsuit against spyware producer NSO Group, because it could do more harm to iOS security than good.
NSO Group will have to hand over the source code of its notorious Pegasus spyware to WhatsApp, a US district court has ruled.
Pegasus spyware developer NSO Group's bid to move Apple's lawsuit against it to Israel has been denied, with the ruling judge saying the spyware firm's arguments don't overrule the challenges that Apple would face should it move.
India is targeting Apple with investigations and governmental pressure after the company revealed the country's use of Pegasus spyware against journalists and opposition parties.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has admitted it has used software by iPhone hacking tool maker NSO Group, after an investigation discovered it was unwittingly doing so.
Researchers claim that at least a dozen victims in Armenia were targeted with Pegasus in the first recorded use of the iPhone spyware in a military conflict.
Pegasus, the spyware used by governments to secretly break into iPhones of journalists and political opponents, used three zero-click exploits affecting iOS 15 and iOS 16 in Mexico in 2022.
Despite vehement denials, virtual iOS tool creator Corellium allegedly sold its software to spyware and malware distributors, including the makers of the infamous Pegasus.
The CEO of NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company behind Pegasus, is stepping down for the role as part of a reshuffle that will also cut 100 jobs, in what is claimed to be a preparation for the "next phase of growth."
A new investigation has revealed rare screenshots of NSO Group's Pegasus iPhone spyware in action, showing off its user interface, capabilities, and more.
Apple is debuting a new security feature called Lockdown Mode for iOS 16 and macOS Ventura that's meant to shore up defenses for high-risk users, and is also contributing $10 million to groups that research and prevent cyberattacks.
Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group, which has been beset by controversy, could be acquired by a US defense contractor named L3Harris.
Expenses and loan repayments have hampered Pegasus developer NSO Group from the start, and even before US blacklisting, the company reportedly looked to sell the spyware to countries it knew would abuse it.
Spanish authorities say that the iPhones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were compromised by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
Spyware software created by NSO Group has allegedly been used to try and hack iPhones and devices used by senior officials at the European Commission, with unknown attackers attempting in 2021 to take control of EU officials' smartphones.
A pair of lawmakers in the U.S. House are grilling Apple and the FBI about the law enforcement agency's acquisition of iPhone spyware made by Israeli company NSO Group.
The scandal over NSO Group's Pegasus spyware was uncovered by a single fake image file mistakenly left on an activist's iPhone, a report states, a discovery that prompted international outcry over privacy.
A new report claims that an NSO Group rival, a lower-profile firm called QuaDream, had also exploited an iPhone flaw that allowed its customers to remotely hack smartphones.
A new report uncovers how Israel used the NSO Group's infamous Pegasus iPhone hacking tool, and how the FBI secretly bought it.
Israeli police have reportedly used Pegasus spyware to surveil citizens in the country without any oversight, a claim that flies in the face of the NSO Group saying that its tools would not be used domestically.
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