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Ignatiev/iStockphoto/Getty Images CNN — The Biden administration is welcoming six new countries to a US-led pact to crack down on phone-hacking spyware as US officials tell CNN that the administration continues to find new cases of American government . . .
The Biden administration has announced new steps to cut off support for the global spyware industry, which it said represented a threat to US national security and counterintelligence interests and has personally targeted dozens of American abroad. A new state department policy, unveiled on Monday, will allow the US to impose visa restrictions on individuals […]
Washington(CNN) At least 50 US government officials are suspected or confirmed to have been targeted by invasive commercial spyware designed to hack mobile phones, a senior US administration official told reporters on Monday, revealing a far bigger number than previously known. The revelation came as President Joe Biden on Monday issued an executive order banning […]
Comment on this story Comment At least 50 U.S. government employees in at least 10 countries overseas have had their mobile phones targeted with commercial spyware, a number that is expected to grow as the investigation continues, senior administration officials said this week. The revelation comes as the White House . . .
WASHINGTON — Senior lawmakers said they would investigate the government’s purchase and use of powerful spyware made by two Israeli hacking firms, as Congress passed a measure in recent days to try to rein in the proliferation of the hacking tools. Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, […]
A bird flies by the United States Capitol building in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 20 (Reuters) – American spymasters would be able to yank business away from U.S. companies that purchase or market foreign espionage software, under
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta Platforms Inc’s (FB.O) WhatsApp can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software.
The advanced spyware Pegasus, created by Israeli firm NSO Group and used by governments like Saudi Arabia to gather intelligence on those it deems terrorists or criminals, has reportedly been detected on at least 11 iPhones used by US officials in Uganda or conducting business related to the country, as well as locals working for […]
WASHINGTON — The iPhones of 11 U.S. Embassy employees working in Uganda were hacked using spyware developed by Israel’s NSO Group, the surveillance firm that the United States blacklisted a month ago because it said the technology has been used by foreign governments to repress dissent, several people familiar with the breach said on Friday. […]
An aerial view shows the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Amir Cohen JERUSALEM, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The executive due to take over as CEO of Israeli spyware company NSO Group has quit after […]