Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced today that it had identified 50,000 Facebook accounts that had been attacked by at least seven companies engaged in spying-for-hire. This is a Hebrew report for Israeli readers. Among the companies was the Israeli Black Cube, which was implicated in the Rose McGowan case against Harvey Weinstein. […]
Uganda Hacked US Diplomats with NSO’s Pegasus Spyware Human Rights NGOs Demand EU Sanctions Against Israeli Cyber-Predator
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NSO Group Spied on Jordanian Royal, Ex-Wife of UAE Leader NSO Knew UAE Was Spying on Princess' UK Solicitors, Did Damage Control When Exposed
This week, a UK family court made public a hitherto secret decision in a custody battle between a member of the Jordanian royal family and her ex-husband, the prime minister of UAE. She is Princess Haya, the half-sister of King Abdullah II formerly married to Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum. They were engaged in years-long battle for […]
As Cellebrite Prepares for Public Offering, It’s Dirty Deeds Come Back to Haunt From Spying on Putin and Lukashenko's Enemies to Summary Executions in Bangladesh, the Israeli Spyware Company Has Blood on Its Hands
The Israeli spyware company, Cellebrite is, along with its blood cousin, NSO Group, known in the cyber-surveillance sector for producing the most advanced and intrusive technology on the world market. They’re also among the profitable with market valuations in the billions. I’ve regularly profiled the latter company. But Cellebrite has evaded some of the more […]