NSO
NSO Group Closes Cyprus Office of Spy Firm
NSO recently closed the Cyprus office of phone network exploitation company Circles and fired a number of staff, according to two former NSO employees.
NSO Spyware Was Used to Hack Clergy in Togo
Citizen Lab reveals that a Catholic bishop, a priest, and two politicians were targets of hackers leveraging a WhatsApp vulnerability.
NSO Group Pitched Its Spyware to the Secret Service
Emails obtained by Motherboard show the U.S.-branch of NSO Group was pitching its product to U.S. agencies as recently as 2018.
Source: Spain is Customer of NSO Group
The Guardian and El Pais reported NSO Group's malware was used to target prominent politicians in Spain. Now a former employee says that Spain has been an NSO Group customer.
Israeli Court Rules NSO Group Can Continue Exporting Spyware
NSO Group will be allowed to keep exporting its powerful hacking and surveillance tech after what Amnesty Internatioal calls a “disgraceful ruling.”
Days After New Human Rights Policy, NSO Client Hacked an Activist
The finding comes as part of a new technical report into a series of NSO attacks from Amnesty International.
NSO Group Impersonated Facebook to Help Clients Hack Targets
Motherboard uncovered more evidence that NSO Group ran hacking infrastructure in the United States.
NSO Group Pitched Phone Hacking Tech to American Police
A brochure and emails obtained by Motherboard show how Westbridge, the U.S. arm of NSO, wanted U.S. cops to buy a tool called Phantom.
NSO Employee Abused Phone Hacking Tech to Target a Love Interest
The previously unreported news is a serious abuse of NSO's products, which are typically used by governments and authoritarian regimes.
We Saw NSO's Covid-19 Software in Action, and Privacy Experts Are Worried
A number of surveillance tech companies are pivoting to tracking coronavirus-infected citizens. Experts are worried that they are just trying exploit a crisis to expand their questionable businesses.
NSO Employees Take Legal Action Against Facebook for Banning Their Accounts
The lawsuit argues Facebook violated its own terms of service and Israeli privacy law for using the employees’ personal information.
How NSO Group Helps Countries Hack Targets
The controversial Israeli spyware company is more involved in hacking targets than previously believed, according to sources.