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NSO Group fined $167M for spyware attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users
2025-05-07 14:09

A U.S. federal jury has ordered Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $167,254,000 in punitive damages and $444,719 in compensatory damages for a 2019 campaign that targeted 1,400 users...

NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users With Pegasus Spyware
2025-05-07 06:22

A federal jury on Tuesday decided that NSO Group must pay Meta-owned WhatsApp WhatsApp approximately $168 million in monetary damages, more than four months after a federal judge ruled that the...

Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp court battle
2025-05-06 23:50

Don't f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow...

⚡ Weekly Recap: Nation-State Hacks, Spyware Alerts, Deepfake Malware, Supply Chain Backdoors
2025-05-05 11:29

What if attackers aren't breaking in—they're already inside, watching, and adapting? This week showed a sharp rise in stealth tactics built for long-term access and silent control. AI is being...

Google: 97 zero-days exploited in 2024, over 50% in spyware attacks
2025-04-29 10:00

Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) says attackers exploited 75 zero-day vulnerabilities in the wild last year, over 50% of which were linked to spyware attacks. [...]

Android Spyware Disguised as Alpine Quest App Targets Russian Military Devices
2025-04-23 12:22

Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that Russian military personnel are the target of a new malicious campaign that distributes Android spyware under the guise of the Alpine Quest mapping...

⚡ Weekly Recap: iOS Zero-Days, 4Chan Breach, NTLM Exploits, WhatsApp Spyware & More
2025-04-21 10:10

Can a harmless click really lead to a full-blown cyberattack? Surprisingly, yes — and that’s exactly what we saw in last week’s activity. Hackers are getting better at hiding inside everyday...

Report on Paragon Spyware
2025-03-25 11:05

Citizen Lab has a new report on Paragon’s spyware: Key Findings: Introducing Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions was founded in Israel in 2019 and sells spyware called Graphite. The company...

Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims
2025-03-21 06:26

Plus: Customer info stolen from 'parental control' software slinger SpyX; F-35 kill switch denied Infosec newsbytes Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions pitches its tools as helping governments...

Six Governments Likely Use Israeli Paragon Spyware to Hack IM Apps and Harvest Data
2025-03-20 10:56

The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of spyware developed by Israeli company Paragon Solutions, according to a new report from The...