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🚨Hollywood producer Robert Simonds of STX Entertainment, together with a group of 🇺🇸US private investors, has taken over #spyware vendor NSO Group to “save it from debt and help rescue it from the US Dept. of Commerce’s blacklisting,” 🇮🇱 business outlet Globes reports.
www.globes.co.il/news/article...
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חוב של מאות מיליונים נמחק: הניסיון החדש להציל את NSO | בלעדי
www.globes.co.il
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🚨Hollywood producer Robert Simonds of STX Entertainment, together with a group of 🇺🇸US private investors, has taken over #spyware vendor NSO Group to “save it from debt and help rescue it from the US Dept. of Commerce’s blacklisting,” 🇮🇱 business outlet Globes reports.
www.globes.co.il/news/article...
www.globes.co.il/news/article...
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The alleged targeting of Caltagirone now widens the ongoing Paragon #spyware scandal in 🇮🇹Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists, writes @lorenzofb.bsky.social.
techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/i...
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Italian businessman's phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch
The alleged targeting of prominent Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone now widens the Paragon spyware scandal in Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists.
techcrunch.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The alleged targeting of Caltagirone now widens the ongoing Paragon #spyware scandal in 🇮🇹Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists, writes @lorenzofb.bsky.social.
techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/i...
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NEW: WhatsApp has fixed a "zero-click" security flaw in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into Apple devices. Amnesty said the hacks were part of an "advanced spyware campaign."
WhatsApp tells me they sent fewer than 200 threat notifications to affected users.
WhatsApp tells me they sent fewer than 200 threat notifications to affected users.
WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware | TechCrunch
A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.
techcrunch.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: WhatsApp has fixed a "zero-click" security flaw in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into Apple devices. Amnesty said the hacks were part of an "advanced spyware campaign."
WhatsApp tells me they sent fewer than 200 threat notifications to affected users.
WhatsApp tells me they sent fewer than 200 threat notifications to affected users.
Before everyone freaks out about Susie Wiles phone getting “hacked” — yes, it’s possible her phone was compromised...
...but far more likely: a third-party account with her contact info (like GMail) was breached due to classic password reuse or some other security issue.
...but far more likely: a third-party account with her contact info (like GMail) was breached due to classic password reuse or some other security issue.
May 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Before everyone freaks out about Susie Wiles phone getting “hacked” — yes, it’s possible her phone was compromised...
...but far more likely: a third-party account with her contact info (like GMail) was breached due to classic password reuse or some other security issue.
...but far more likely: a third-party account with her contact info (like GMail) was breached due to classic password reuse or some other security issue.
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An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the widow of murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi to revive a lawsuit against spyware maker #NSOGroup, whom she alleged played a role in her husband’s death. via @timstarks.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/appeals-cour...
Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew suit against NSO Group
An appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by Jamal Khashoggi's widow against spyware maker NSO Group, citing lack of jurisdiction.
cyberscoop.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the widow of murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi to revive a lawsuit against spyware maker #NSOGroup, whom she alleged played a role in her husband’s death. via @timstarks.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/appeals-cour...
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So I think this is the TeleMessage iOS app? apps.apple.com/us/app/tm-sg...
TM SGNL Unlisted
This is not the official Signal application!
The TM SGNL app uses the public open-source APIs https://github.com/signalapp and communicates over the Signal protocols https://github.com/signalapp/li...
apps.apple.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So I think this is the TeleMessage iOS app? apps.apple.com/us/app/tm-sg...
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By me @forbes.com: Great work from the Google Threat Intelligence Group in tracking 75 zero-days, half of which were linked to spyware.
#infosec
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#infosec
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Google Confirms 75 Zero-Day Attacks: Phones And Browsers Were Targeted
Google threat intelligence analysts have confirmed that they tracked a staggering 75 zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild during 2024.
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April 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
By me @forbes.com: Great work from the Google Threat Intelligence Group in tracking 75 zero-days, half of which were linked to spyware.
#infosec
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#infosec
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⚠️ Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024, a decrease from the number identified in 2023 (98 vulnerabilities), but still an increase from 2022 (63 vulnerabilities).
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
Hello 0-Days, My Old Friend: A 2024 Zero-Day Exploitation Analysis | Google Cloud Blog
This Google Threat Intelligence Group report presents an analysis of detected 2024 zero-day exploits.
cloud.google.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
⚠️ Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024, a decrease from the number identified in 2023 (98 vulnerabilities), but still an increase from 2022 (63 vulnerabilities).
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
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A 🇺🇸federal judge has placed strict limits on the kind of evidence NSO Group can raise during a trial on damages in the lawsuit WhatsApp brought against the spyware vendor over allegations it hacked 1,400 of the messaging platform’s users, writes @timstarks.bsky.social.
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Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trial
A U.S. judge limits what evidence NSO Group can present in the WhatsApp spyware trial, blocking arguments about suspected criminal targets and focusing the case on NSO’s conduct.
cyberscoop.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A 🇺🇸federal judge has placed strict limits on the kind of evidence NSO Group can raise during a trial on damages in the lawsuit WhatsApp brought against the spyware vendor over allegations it hacked 1,400 of the messaging platform’s users, writes @timstarks.bsky.social.
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NEW: In a hearing last week, an NSO Group lawyer said that Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan were among the governments responsible for a 2019 hacking campaign against WhatsApp users.
This is the first time representatives of the spyware maker admit who its customers are.
This is the first time representatives of the spyware maker admit who its customers are.
NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers behind 2019 WhatsApp hacks | TechCrunch
This is the first time representatives for the spyware maker have publicly named its government customers.
techcrunch.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NEW: In a hearing last week, an NSO Group lawyer said that Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan were among the governments responsible for a 2019 hacking campaign against WhatsApp users.
This is the first time representatives of the spyware maker admit who its customers are.
This is the first time representatives of the spyware maker admit who its customers are.
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So it turns out a delegate from the U.S. National Security Council managed to fluster quite a few European counterparts by suggesting the U.S. might take lethal action against irresponsible spyware companies during the Pall Mall Process conference in Paris last week...
As spyware market continues to expand, diplomatic Pall Mall Process hits a pivot point
The Pall Mall Process — a diplomatic initiative designed to reform the commercial spyware and hacking market — has added more nations as it confronts an industry that is more complex than ever.
therecord.media
April 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So it turns out a delegate from the U.S. National Security Council managed to fluster quite a few European counterparts by suggesting the U.S. might take lethal action against irresponsible spyware companies during the Pall Mall Process conference in Paris last week...
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By me...
Cybersecurity professionals who participated in discussions over a code of conduct for nations to use commercial #hacking tools said the final voluntary guidelines offer modest promise, even if they fall short of what some wanted. via @timstarks.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/pall-mall-pr...
Cyber experts offer lukewarm praise for voluntary code governing use of commercial hacking tools
Cybersecurity professionals who participated in discussions over a code of conduct for nations to use commercial hacking tools said the final voluntary guidelines offer modest promise, even if they fa...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
By me...
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Another spyware story I wrote today. Very spyware-y week... cyberscoop.com/nso-group-sp...
Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to dismiss case from El Salvadoran journos
Dada et al v. NSO Group has been one of many cases where alleged spyware victims have run into jurisdictional hurdles.
cyberscoop.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Another spyware story I wrote today. Very spyware-y week... cyberscoop.com/nso-group-sp...
Regulations against spyware vendors are largely ineffective because these actors can easily sidestep enforcement by dissolving and reconstituting under new names, using front companies, shell corporations, or proxies in permissive jurisdictions.
By pulling out of a weak, largely symbolical initiative to curb the abuse of spyware, governments communicate unambiguously they have zero intention to tackle the abuse, on the contrary. Spyware is a weapon to destroy all democratic checks and balances, scrutiny and opposition.
🇫🇷🇬🇧 Pall Mall Process to tackle the proliferation & irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities—Interesting to see some notable absences from the original list of signatories in February 2024:
🇺🇸USA (❗️) &🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇧🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇨🇾🇨🇿🇷🇴🇲🇾🇰🇷
2025: www.gov.uk/government/p...
2024: www.gov.uk/government/p...
🇺🇸USA (❗️) &🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇧🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇨🇾🇨🇿🇷🇴🇲🇾🇰🇷
2025: www.gov.uk/government/p...
2024: www.gov.uk/government/p...
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Regulations against spyware vendors are largely ineffective because these actors can easily sidestep enforcement by dissolving and reconstituting under new names, using front companies, shell corporations, or proxies in permissive jurisdictions.
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Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses, by me. cyberscoop.com/voluntary-pa...
Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses
The 21 signatories support a number of steps, such as banning vendors who behave illegally, in a document agreed to last week in Paris.
cyberscoop.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses, by me. cyberscoop.com/voluntary-pa...
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Same tools used to protect NATO governments from Pegasus, Predator & Graphite — now offered for free across party lines.
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Same tools used to protect NATO governments from Pegasus, Predator & Graphite — now offered for free across party lines.
Details below
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March 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🇨🇦 To stop election interference, we’re offering FREE mobile spyware detection to Canadian political parties & journalists for #Election2025.
Same tools used to protect NATO governments from Pegasus, Predator & Graphite — now offered for free across party lines.
Details below
#cndpoli #CanadaSky
Same tools used to protect NATO governments from Pegasus, Predator & Graphite — now offered for free across party lines.
Details below
#cndpoli #CanadaSky
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Barcelona-based spyware vendor Variston has reportedly gone into liquidation.
This comes almost exactly a year after TechCrunch reported that Variston was in the process of shutting down after letting go of more than half-a-dozen employees techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/b...
This comes almost exactly a year after TechCrunch reported that Variston was in the process of shutting down after letting go of more than half-a-dozen employees techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/b...
Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston reportedly shuts down | TechCrunch
Variston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, is reportedly being liquidated. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and
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February 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Barcelona-based spyware vendor Variston has reportedly gone into liquidation.
This comes almost exactly a year after TechCrunch reported that Variston was in the process of shutting down after letting go of more than half-a-dozen employees techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/b...
This comes almost exactly a year after TechCrunch reported that Variston was in the process of shutting down after letting go of more than half-a-dozen employees techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/b...
Am I Secure? can now check Apple Watches for spyware too! The first security solution for Apple Watch. See the article by
@happygeek.bsky.social in @forbes.com
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@happygeek.bsky.social in @forbes.com
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February 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Am I Secure? can now check Apple Watches for spyware too! The first security solution for Apple Watch. See the article by
@happygeek.bsky.social in @forbes.com
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@happygeek.bsky.social in @forbes.com
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NEW: The Italian government denied having targeted a journalist and an activist with spyware.
According to the Italian government, WhatsApp told it that there are also targets in other EU countries such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands,and Spain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/p...
According to the Italian government, WhatsApp told it that there are also targets in other EU countries such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands,and Spain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/p...
Paragon spyware used to target citizens across Europe, says Italian government | TechCrunch
WhatsApp said users in several European countries were targeted with Paragon spyware, according to the Italian government.
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NEW: The Italian government denied having targeted a journalist and an activist with spyware.
According to the Italian government, WhatsApp told it that there are also targets in other EU countries such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands,and Spain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/p...
According to the Italian government, WhatsApp told it that there are also targets in other EU countries such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands,and Spain.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/p...
Another recommendation for our Am I Secure? app, this time from Forbes!
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Is Your iPhone Secretly Tracking You? What You Need To Know
As spyware attacks hit the headlines, how can you tell if your iPhone is being tracked, and what can you do to prevent it? I’ve got some good news and some bad news…
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February 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another recommendation for our Am I Secure? app, this time from Forbes!
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Apple-designed chips powering Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain newly discovered vulnerabilities that leak credit card info, locations, and other sensitive data from the Chrome and Safari browsers as they visit iCloud Calendar, Google Maps, and Proton Mail.
arstechnica.com/security/202...
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Newly discovered flaws in Apple chips leak secrets in Safari and Chrome
Side channel gives unauthenticated remote attackers access they should never have.
arstechnica.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Apple-designed chips powering Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain newly discovered vulnerabilities that leak credit card info, locations, and other sensitive data from the Chrome and Safari browsers as they visit iCloud Calendar, Google Maps, and Proton Mail.
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
🎉 Milestone unlocked! We’ve analyzed over 1 MILLION sysdiagnose samples from over 50K unique devices to refine our baseline for spyware detection. 🔍
The bulk of these come from large government users, but our individual user base is growing rapidly too!
The bulk of these come from large government users, but our individual user base is growing rapidly too!
January 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🎉 Milestone unlocked! We’ve analyzed over 1 MILLION sysdiagnose samples from over 50K unique devices to refine our baseline for spyware detection. 🔍
The bulk of these come from large government users, but our individual user base is growing rapidly too!
The bulk of these come from large government users, but our individual user base is growing rapidly too!
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We’re Numbers Station, the creators of the Am I Secure? app – your go-to tool for real iOS security checks. 🔒 Protecting governments, enterprises and individual users from spyware.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚀 Hello, Bluesky!
We’re Numbers Station, the creators of the Am I Secure? app – your go-to tool for real iOS security checks. 🔒 Protecting governments, enterprises and individual users from spyware.
We’re Numbers Station, the creators of the Am I Secure? app – your go-to tool for real iOS security checks. 🔒 Protecting governments, enterprises and individual users from spyware.