IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

The Guardian

About three dozen journalists, lawyers and human rights workers in Jordan have been targeted by authorities using powerful spyware made by …

Time

Pegasus spyware was used in Jordan to hack at least 30 people, including journalists, lawyers, and activists, a probe Access Now found.

Human Rights Watch

The same spyware was also used to target the devices of at least 33 Jordanian and Jordan-based journalists, activists, and politicians between 2019 …

Al Jazeera

While its report refrained from accusing Jordan's government of deploying the spyware, it signalled that its use coincided with a dialling up of …

Access Now

A new joint investigation reveals the widespread use of Israeli-owned NSO Group's Pegasus spyware in Jordan.

NY1

A new report says Israeli-made Pegasus spyware was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of nearly three dozen people including journalists, …

Barron’s

Hackers have used the notorious Pegasus spyware to break into the phones of dozens of journalists and activists in Jordan over the past four years …

BNN Bloomberg

… spyware sold by the Israeli company NSO Group, according to new research. Between 2019 and 2023, at least 35 people were targeted with the spyware …

The Record by Recorded Future

The spyware is one of the most notorious hacking tools used by governments to slip into mobile devices and vacuum up their contents. “Our …

The Record by Recorded Future

Indian state-sponsored hackers have used romance scams to lure victims in Pakistan into installing malicious apps, infecting their devices with …