a series of recent reports alleging that police used sophisticated spyware to target protesters and

Military-grade spyware Pegasus, used to infiltrate the smartphones of at least 40 journalists in

government clients.... NSO Group's spyware has been implicated in targeted surveillance chiefly in the

The United Arab Emirates has been linked to a major spyware attack on Downing Street that may have

company, have been targeted by advanced spyware in an attack attributed to the governments of Saudi Arabia

Those reportedly hacked included members of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and two political dissidents living in exile.... Its embassy did not immediately return a request for comment. NSO Group said in a statement that it had not yet seen the report, but questioned Citizen Lab's methods and motives.... “ They are not a threat to the overwhelming majority of our users," he said in a statement, adding that Apple constantly adds new protections for its devices and data. The new report is t

Those reportedly hacked included members of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and two political dissidents living in exile.... , head of Apple Security Engineering and Architecture, said such attacks are costly and often have a short shelf life.... “ They are not a threat to the overwhelming majority of our users," he said in a statement, adding that Apple constantly adds new protections for its devices and data. The new report is the latest unwelcome news for NSO Group....

In this July 3, 2020, file photo, Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, talks to members of the media in Istanbul.... They include 189 journalists, more than 600 politicians and government officials, at least 65 business executives, 85 human rights activists and several heads of state, according to The Washington Post, a consortium member.... The journalists work for organizations including The Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde an

They include 189 journalists, more than 600 politicians and government officials, at least 65 business executives, 85 human rights activists and several heads of state, according to the Washington Post, a consortium member.... The source of the leak — and how it was authenticated — was not disclosed.... While a phone number’s presence in the data does not mean an attempt was made to hack a device, the consortium said it believed the data represented potential targets of NSO’s government client

its flagship Pegasus spyware.... Among them were journalists and politicians in France....