spyware
Schools Spy on Kids to Prevent Shootings, But There's No Evidence It Works
Spyware like GoGuardian, Bark, and Gaggle are monitoring students’ internet habits, both on and off school grounds.
How NSO Group Helps Countries Hack Targets
The controversial Israeli spyware company is more involved in hacking targets than previously believed, according to sources.
Israeli Spyware Used WhatsApp to Hack Over 20 Indian Journalists and Human Rights Activists
Sources say that even academics and Dalit rights activists were monitored under the state-of-the-art surveillance for a two-week period in May 2019 during the run-up to India’s general elections.
NSO’s Spying Contract Doesn’t Limit Use of its Hacking Tools to Terrorism and Crime
The contract may be incomplete, but one included with WhatsApp’s lawsuit doesn’t tell NSO customers to limit hacking to prevent terrorism or serious crime.
Human Rights Activist Allegedly Targeted With NSO Malware Says His Life Is ‘Hellish’
Amnesty International details attacks against two Moroccan human rights activists allegedly carried out with NSO Group’s spyware.
Hackers Tried to Compromise Phones of Tibetans Working for Dalai Lama
Citizen Lab details new hacking campaigns against high-profile Tibetans using iPhones and Android smartphones.
Vigilante Hacker ‘Phineas Fisher’ Denies Working for the Russian Government
In a new book, a veteran cybersecurity reporter wrote that the infamous hacker who embarrassed surveillance vendors FinFisher and Hacking Team may be a Russian government agent. We caught up with Phineas Fisher and broke down the evidence.
The Politician Fighting The Spyware Industry
Outgoing Dutch member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake tells us why spyware is as dangerous as an AK-47, but regulated less.
It’s Almost Impossible to Tell if Your iPhone Has Been Hacked
A recent vulnerability in WhatsApp shows that there’s little defenders can do to detect and analyze iPhone hacks.
Hacking Team’s New Owner: ‘We’re Starting From Scratch’
The head of Memento Labs, the new company that acquired infamous spyware vendor Hacking Team, admitted there’s a lot to do to recover after the 2015 breach and the damage to its reputation. But he believes it can compete against market leaders NSO Group.
Kaspersky Lab Will Now Alert Users to 'Stalkerware' Used In Domestic Abuse
Antivirus company Kaspersky Lab announced that its Android security product will now mark all stalkerware apps as malware, prompting users to delete them.