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The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-25 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: finfisher, hacking team, nso group

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Fake Bahrain Alert App Deploys Android Surveillance Malware (darkreading.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: bahrain, android, google play

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GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: grapheneos, privacypros, dv safe phone

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Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-03 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: pegasus spyware, university of toronto, stelios kouloglou

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Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn’t work (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-19 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity Encryption Toolkit → | tags: anthropic, mythos, ai models

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Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-08 | get NSO Group Pegasus Smartphone → | tags: court, injunction, meta

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WhatsApp Catches Spyware Firm NSO Defying No-Hacking Court Order (slashdot.org)

2026-06-08 | get WhatsApp Security Guide → | tags: attack, spyware, targeting

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WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-08 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get NSO Group Pegasus Spyware → | tags: campaign, government, maker

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WhatsApp says it disrupted new NSO spyware phishing attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-08 | get WhatsApp Security Guide → | tags: group, meta, nso group

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WhatsApp says spyware maker NSO Group is still targeting its users (engadget.com)

2026-06-08 | by Karissa Bell | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: meta, phishing, spyware

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These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-23 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware Protection Software → | tags: whatsapp, paragon solutions, apple

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A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-14 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Signal Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: signal, spyware, hackers

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Google launches new Android security feature to help uncover spyware attacks (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Android Security Patch Kit → | tags: android, google, intrusion logging

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Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-28 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: paragon solutions, graphite spyware, italian authorities

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Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-24 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Android Security Toolkit → | tags: morpheus, ips, osservatorio nessuno

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UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-22 | by Zack Whittaker | get Mobile Security Anti-Spy Kit → | tags: nso group, pegasus, commercial spyware

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Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-08 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Android Security Toolkit → | tags: android spyware, icloud backups, lookout

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ICE Reportedly Acknowledges Its Use of Notorious Graphite Spyware (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-08 | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: ice, graphite, spyware

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Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Zack Whittaker | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: spyware, pctattletale, u.s. department of justice

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ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-02 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: paragon solutions, ice, homeland security investigations

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Meta alerts iPhone users who downloaded spyware-laced version of WhatsApp (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-01 | by Marcus Mendes | get Spyware Detection Smartphone Kit → | tags: meta, whatsapp, asigint

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WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-01 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware Detection Smartphone App → | tags: whatsapp, sio, spyware

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WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-01 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware Detection Smartphone App → | tags: whatsapp, sio, government spyware

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Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-27 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Apple Lockdown Mode Guide → | tags: lockdown mode, apple, spyware

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Apple products using Lockdown Mode have never been hacked, company confirms (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-27 | by Zac Hall | get Apple Lockdown Mode Security Kit → | tags: apple, lockdown mode, iphone

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Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-27 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Apple Lockdown Mode Guide → | tags: lockdown mode, apple, spyware

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These warning signs could mean spyware is on your phone - and 9 ways to keep it secure (zdnet.com)

2026-03-26 | by Charlie Osborne | get Spyware Detection Smartphone Kit → | tags: spyware, mobile security, android

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Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-26 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get iPhone Security Case → | tags: ios 26, apple, spyware

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Intermediaries Driving Global Spyware Market Expansion (darkreading.com)

2026-03-26 | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: spyware, third-party resellers, brokers

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Convicted spyware chief hints that Greece’s government was behind dozens of phone hacks (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-25 | by Zack Whittaker | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: intellexa, predator spyware, kyriakos mitsotakis