#NSO lawyer names #Mexico, #SaudiArabia, and #Uzbekistan as #spyware customers accused of 2019 #WhatsApp hacks
#spyware maker #NSO Group has hired a new lobby team to petition the 
White House and have its sanctions lifted
.. the new team has ties to the Republican party and the administration. #NSO previously sunk $1.8 mil. into a pre-election lobbying effort that targeted Texas lawmakers ahead of last year's elections
Biden administration added NSO to the US Commerce Department entity list in 2022
https://www.wired.com/story/nso-group-the-vogel-group-lobbying-trump-administration/
#Spyware Maker #NSOGroup Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America
The #Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new #lobbying firm with direct ties to the #Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found.
#blacklist #nso #Israel
https://www.wired.com/story/nso-group-the-vogel-group-lobbying-trump-administration/
Just lovely… Spyware maker NSO, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration. https://www.wired.com/story/nso-group-the-vogel-group-lobbying-trump-administration/ #spyware #nso #trump #infosec
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
I know. I know. This game is broken AF. I get it. I was there.
But goddamnit, I still have nostalgia for this game and enjoyed it. It’s MY broken AF #Spyro game!
I was able to get this game for sale back in the day and had an enjoyable time with it.
This is probably the LEAST likely game on my wishlist to make it to NSO. I totally get that. But the heart wants what the heart wants.
Again and again, #NSO Group’s customers keep getting their #spyware operations caught | TechCrunch
On Thursday, #AmnestyInternational published a new report detailing attempted #hacks against two #Serbian #journalists, allegedly carried out with NSO Group’s spyware #Pegasus.
#privacy #security
"Aquesta resolució arriba després que la jutgessa del Jutjat d’Instrucció núm. 24 denegués la seva imputació, mantenint la investigació penal únicament contra les empreses fabricants i comercialitzadores" de #Pegasus.
El jutjat 24 atura la investigació contra el govern espanyol i l'audiència provincial imputa els directius d'#NSO?
Està actualitzada l'entrada d'@Iridia (és del 3 de març) o son causes diferents? perquè l'Audiencia espanyola ho ha arxivat.
Researchers name six countries as likely customers of Paragon's #spyware | TechCrunch
#Paragon has long tried to distinguish itself from competitors, such as #NSO Group — whose spyware has been abused in several countries — by claiming to be a more responsible spyware vendor. In 2021, an unnamed senior Paragon executive told Forbes that #authoritarian or non-democratic regimes would never be its customers.
#privacy #surveillance
L’Audiència de Barcelona ordena investigar tres directius d’NSO pel cas Pegasus.
@mttaggart It is impossible for this not to be abused by criminals and enemy spies. Talk sense into your Members of Parliament, urgently, #UK citizens.
It's like they learned nothing from #SaltTyphoon breaching the #CALEA network. It's quite possible they learned exactly the wrong lesson from the use of #NSO spyware against the political opponents in Poland.
#Poland’s Justice Minister Arrested For Illegal Use Of #NSO Group #Malware - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/03/polands-justice-minister-arrested-for-illegal-use-of-nso-group-malware/
MBS collaborates (again) with NSO to hack the devices of royal family members. https://www.watanserb.com/en/2025/01/31/explosive-espionage-scandal-bin-salman-grants-israel-access-to-saudi-secrets/ #saudiarabia #mbs #nso #spyware #infosec
We rightfully treat Russia as a terrorist State for its widespread spyware campaigns that target politicians, journalists and activists outside of their borders.
It’s still unclear to me why we don’t give the same treatment to #Israel.
The existence of companies like #NSO and #Paragon, whose services can be sold to anyone who pays enough, is a threat to civil society.
And the unaccountability and lack of collaboration of the Israeli government in investigating their crimes, even when companies like Meta provide plenty of evidence about their activities, should be enough to trigger sanctions.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/31/whatsapp-israel-spyware
Logbuch:Netzpolitik: #LNP 511 Stand der Technik des letzten Jahrhunderts
#38C3 — Elektronische #Patientenakte — #Volkswagen — #Wahlsoftware — Big-Tech und #Trump — Sichere #Kommunikation —#VDS — #Netzneutralität -#NSO - #Telegram
Webseite der Episode:
https://logbuch-netzpolitik.de/lnp511-stand-der-technik-des-letzten-jahrhunderts
Mediendatei:
http://logbuch-netzpolitik.de/podlove/file/8861/s/feed/c/mp3/lnp511-stand-der-technik-des-letzten-jahrhunderts.mp3
«Pegasus – WhatsApp gewinnt Rechtsstreit gegen NSO Group:
Ein US-Gericht verurteilt den Spyware-Hersteller NSO Group wegen mehrerer Rechtsverstöße. Der Kläger WhatsApp nennt das Urteil einen Sieg für den Datenschutz.»
Und trotzdem ist WhatsApp nicht sicher und bereichert sich an den Metadaten, die sehr wohl viel über deren Nutzer*innen was aussagt. Die Geheimdienste & Co. tun dies so oder so.
https://www.heise.de/news/Pegasus-WhatsApp-gewinnt-Rechtsstreit-gegen-NSO-Group-10219795.html
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that #Israeli spyware maker #NSO Group violated U.S. hacking laws by using #WhatsApp zero-days to deploy Pegasus spyware on at least 1,400 devices. #Pegasusspyware #cybercrime https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-court-finds-spyware-maker-nso-liable-for-whatsapp-hacks/
Israeli software group is being held liable for attacks on journalists, activists, and politicians.
Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group is liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/20/24326342/meta-whatsapp-nso-group-pegasus-spyware-hack-liable
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