Spyware’s repeated use to target journalists and those close to them poses an existential threat to the privacy required for press freedom to flourish.
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Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spyware
Researchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for a company whose calling card is privacy. A mere visit to one of a small…
WhatsApp discovers spyware that infected with a call alone
Spyware crafted by an “advanced cyber actor” infected multiple targeted mobile phones through the popular WhatsApp communications program without any user intervention through in-app voice calls, the company said. The Financial Times identified the actor as Israel’s NSO Group, and…