Tag: NSO Group
Tech Digest daily roundup: No 10 victim of ‘spyware attack’, claims cyber watchdog
Image: Gov.uk The Prime Minister’s Downing Street office may have been the target of surveillance by powerful spyware made by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to a cyber watchdog group. Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto on Monday said it “observed and notified” the Government of “multiple suspected instances of…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple to sue spyware firm NSO Group
Apple is suing Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its parent company for allegedly targeting iPhone users with a hacking tool. NSO's Pegasus software can infect both iPhones and Android devices, allowing operators to extract messages, photos and emails, record calls and secretly activate microphones and cameras. NSO Group said its tools were made to…
Tech Digest daily roundup: John Lewis Christmas ad is homage to E.T
A young alien experiencing her first Christmas is the star of this year's John Lewis festive advertising campaign. The ad, titled Unexpected Guest and an homage to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, features a 14-year-old boy who spots the space traveller crash-landing in the woods. He introduces her to the joys of Christmas, from decorating a tree…
Tech Digest daily round up: Top journalists ‘targeted with phone malware’, reports claim
Rights activists, journalists and lawyers around the world have been targeted with phone malware sold to authoritarian governments by an Israeli surveillance firm, media reports say. They are on a list of some 50,000 phone numbers of people believed to be of interest to clients of the company, NSO Group, leaked to major news outlets.…
WhatsApp users urged to update app following spyware vulnerability
Cybersecurity experts have warned WhatsApp users to update the messaging app as soon as possible following the discovery of a major vulnerability that could allow attackers to install a malicious code on smartphones. The Facebook-owned app said it identified and fixed the issue earlier this month but Citizen Lab, a research group at the University…
WhatsApp attackers hid malicious code in app to spy on users
WhatsApp has rushed to roll out a security fix after concerns were raised that hackers could inject surveillance software on to phones via the call function. The app discovered a vulnerability that allowed attackers to install malicious code on iPhones and Android phones by ringing up a target device. The code could be transmitted even…