NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits after the messaging app sued the spyware developer, court filing says

The filing also suggests that customers have a minimal role in operating the spyware, in an apparent contradiction of past NSO Group claims.

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NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal of lawsuit

The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear.

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NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal of lawsuit

The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear.

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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.
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Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors

The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors.

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Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet

Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state.

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Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses 

Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations.

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