Apple, Meta warn Canadian bill could force them to weaken encryptionApple and Meta are opposing Canada's Bill C-22, arguing it could force them to break device and service encryption. Law enforcement claims ...
08 May, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were spied on: Randeep Surjewala responds to Pegasus verdict; Here's what it saidA US court ruled that NSO Group illegally used a WhatsApp vulnerability to install Pegasus spyware, rejecting NSO's immunity claim. The cas...
22 Dec, 2024, 10.23 AM IST
US announces visa restrictions on those involved in misuse of commercial spywareThe US has announced a visa restriction policy targeting those involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. Secretary of State Antony Blin...
06 Feb, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
Google calls out spyware firms and advocates for tighter regulationSpyware firms often say their products are meant for the use of governments for national security, but the technology has been repeatedly f...
06 Feb, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online: reportSpyware lets the user see the contents of the target's device, including calls, texts, email and voicemail. Some forms of spyware can take ...
24 Sep, 2023, 02.07 PM IST
New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers sayWhile inspecting the Apple device of an employee of a Washington-based civil society group last week, Citizen Lab said it found the flaw ha...
08 Sep, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Israeli spyware firm QuaDream developed tools for hacking across 10 countries: reportsCitizen Lab said in its report it had been able to identify a handful of civil society victims whose iPhones had been hacked using surveill...
12 Apr, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
What's Cognyte, the spyware Congress alleges the government is buyingCongress leader Pawan Khera claimed today that the Modi government is looking to acquire new spyware by spending Rs 986 crore of taxpayers'...
10 Apr, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
How the global spyware industry spiralled out of controlThe Biden administration took a public stand last year against the abuse of spyware but the global industry for commercial spyware - which ...
09 Dec, 2022, 10.28 PM IST
US lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel's NSO, other spyware firmsTheir letter sent late Tuesday also asks for sanctions on top executives at NSO, the United Arab Emirates cybersecurity company DarkMatter,...
15 Dec, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Israel distances itself from NSO after US blacklists spyware firm behind phone hacking"NSO is a private company, it is not a governmental project and therefore even if it is designated, it has nothing to do with the policies ...
08 Nov, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
SC to pronounce order on Wednesday on pleas seeking independent probe into Pegasus snooping matterA bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli had reserved order on September 13, saying it only wante...
26 Oct, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
SC to pronounce order next week on pleas seeking independent probe into Pegasus snooping rowThe Supreme Court on September 13 had reserved its order, saying it only wanted to know whether or not the Centre used the Pegasus spyware ...
23 Sep, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
Pegasus Scandal: Top Israeli defence committee to convene 'closed' session on cyberarmsThe Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee will convene a closed session to discuss not just NSO and the string of revelations about its spy...
04 Aug, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Editors Guild files plea in SC seeking SIT investigation into Pegasus snooping matterThe guild's members and all journalists have the duty of holding all branches of government accountable by seeking information, explanation...
03 Aug, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Pakistan voices 'serious concern' over reports about India's alleged use of Pegasus spywareAccording to reports, Imran Khan was a potential target of the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware programme by clients of the NSO Group cyberespi...
23 Jul, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
- Hackers cracking mobile phones too
Hackers, who are already wrecking websites and e-mails, are now targeting mobile phones, say cyber experts.
25 May, 2008, 04.16 PM IST