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The NSO Group, one of the most well-known and controversial makers of government spyware, published a new transparency report on Wednesday as the company enters what…

It was a normal day when Jay Gibson received an unexpected notification on his iPhone. “Apple has detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone,”…

Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras constantly scan the license plates of vehicles and their occupants, sometimes thousands a…

A stalkerware maker banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach exposed the personal information of its customers as well as the people it spied…

Spyware maker Intellexa remotely accessed some of its government customers’ monitoring systems, allowing company executives to see the personal data of people whose phones were hacked…

A Russian telecommunications company that develops technology that allows phone and Internet companies to conduct surveillance and web censorship was hacked, its website defaced and data…

A group of Democratic lawmakers has sent letters to several state governors, including Arizona, California, Colorado and Wisconsin, warning that their states are inadvertently sharing driver…

For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against…

Francesco Nicodemo, a consultant who works with left-wing politicians in Italy, has come forward as the latest person to be targeted with the Paragon spyware in…

Lawmakers have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Flock Safety, a company that operates license plate scanning cameras, for allegedly failing to implement cybersecurity protections…