Mobile & Wireless Thai Court Dismisses Activist’s Suit Against Israeli Spyware Producer Over Lack of Evidence A Thai court dismissed a lawsuit brought by Jatupat Boonpattararaksa which alleged spyware made by NSO Group was used to hack his phone. Associated PressNovember 21, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement US Sanctions Intellexa Executives as Surveillance Spyware Crackdown Expands Sanctions target five individuals linked to Intellexa Consortium as the US government expands its crackdown on commercial spyware merchants. Ryan NaraineSeptember 16, 2024
Nation-State Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit Apple said there's “too significant a risk” of exposing the anti-exploit work needed to fend off the very adversaries involved in the case. Ryan NaraineSeptember 13, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement US to Roll Out Visa Restrictions on People Who Misuse Spyware to Target Journalists, Activists Officials said the visa restriction policy can apply to citizens of any country found to have misused or facilitated the malign use of spyware Associated PressFebruary 5, 2024
Mobile & Wireless At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds Pegasus spyware from NSO Group was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists. Associated PressFebruary 1, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Apple Sets Trap to Catch iMessage Impersonators New iMessage Contact Key Verification feature in Apple's iOS and macOS platforms help catch impersonators on its iMessage service. Ryan NaraineDecember 12, 2023
Government US Gov Mercenary Spyware Clampdown Hits Cytrox, Intellexa The two foreign companies are being sanctioned for “for trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems.” Ryan NaraineJuly 18, 2023