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FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-08 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: spyfone, stalkerware, techcrunch

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Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-04 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: access, amnesty, government

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As Spyware Companies Get Chummy with White House, Apple and WhatsApp Say They’ll Protect Your Phone (gizmodo.com)

2025-11-12 | related products | tags: big tech, firms, firms say

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Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware (techcrunch.com)

2025-11-10 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: countries, government, number

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New LandFall spyware exploited Samsung zero-day via WhatsApp messages (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-11-07 | related products | tags: landfall, researchers, samsung

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Italian political consultant says he was targeted with Paragon spyware (techcrunch.com)

2025-11-06 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: italian, italy, nicodemo

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CEO of spyware maker Memento Labs confirms one of its government customers was caught using its malware (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: hacking, lezzi, memento

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Italian spyware vendor linked to Chrome zero-day attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: dante, kaspersky, labs

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Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with gov spyware (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: gibson, said, spyware

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Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: gibson, said, spyware

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Court reduces damages Meta will get from spyware maker NSO Group but bans it from WhatsApp (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: group, meta, nso

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Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: company, deal, group

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Apple now offers $2 million for zero-click RCE vulnerabilities (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: 000, apple, attack

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Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: company, deal, group

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New Android spyware ClayRat imitates WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: clayrat, malware, sms

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Italian businessman’s phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: caltagirone, company, italian

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EU funds are flowing into spyware companies and politicians demanding answers (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Connor Jones | related products | tags: commission, eu, european

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Android spyware campaigns impersonate Signal and ToTok messengers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: app, eset, prospy

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Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: apple, memory, mie

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Remastered Tomb Raider games allegedly used AI to change Lara Croft's French voice (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: aspyr, cadol, french

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France says Apple notified victims of new spyware attacks (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Zack Whittaker | related products | tags: apple, devices, france

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US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing (wired.com)

2025-10-31 | by Vas Panagiotopoulos | related products | tags: based, investors, new

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ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that hack phones and encrypted apps (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Stephanie Kirchgaessner | related products | tags: government, paragon, said

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ICE reactivates contract with spyware maker Paragon (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: contract, disrupt, paragon

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WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Zack Whittaker | related products | tags: campaign, spyware, targeted

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A new security flaw in TheTruthSpy phone spyware is putting victims at risk (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Zack Whittaker | related products | tags: data, phone, spyware

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This so-called Android ‘antivirus’ is just a front for spyware (androidauthority.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: android, antivirus, apps

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CTM360 spots Malicious ‘FraudOnTok’ Campaign Targeting TikTok Shop users (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | related products | tags: ctm360, fake, fraudontok

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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Zack Whittaker | related products | tags: catwatchful, data, phone

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Apple alerted Iranians to iPhone spyware attacks, say researchers (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | related products | tags: apple, attacks, notifications