Neowin News Feed for: Pegasus

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group fined $167M for WhatsApp spyware attack

David Uzondu — Wed, 07 May 2025 06:20:01 +0000

Meta has won over $167 million from NSO Group following a 6-year battle over the Israeli firm's Pegasus spyware. Read more...

Apple has been building powerful search software, could be a bargaining chip against Google

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:28:02 +0000

Apple has been building search engine technology into its products under the codename Pegasus. It's reportedly coming to the App Store soon and could be used as leverage against Google. Read more...

FBI allegedly used NSO Group spyware after Biden's ban

Omer Dursun — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:08:01 +0000

The FBI has been accused of using NSO Group's spyware to track suspects in Mexico, despite Biden's ban on the use of commercial spyware. It claims it was misled by a private contractor. Read more...

Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program will help small businesses land enterprise customers

John Callaham — Wed, 03 May 2023 18:12:02 +0000

This extension of the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is designed to help small companies get access to enterprise customers by giving them credits up to $3500,000 in Azure, GitHub and LinkedIn. Read more...

State Department iPhones compromised by NSO Group spyware

Paul Hill — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 08:04:01 +0000

NSO Group software has allegedly been used against U.S. State Department employees based in or related to Uganda. It's not clear yet who was responsible for deploying the software though. Read more...

Apple is suing NSO Group for spying on its customers

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:56:01 +0000

Apple has decided to sue NSO Group and its parent company for using exploits to spy on Apple users. The number of people targeted by NSO Group was small but they held sensitive occupations. Read more...

UN wants moratorium on the sale of life-threatening surveillance technology

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:20:01 +0000

The UN has called for a moratorium on the sale or transfer of life-threatening surveillance technology until a framework has been established to ensure such technology preserves human rights. Read more...

D-Wave announces next generation platform with 5000 qubits, due mid-2020

Paul Hill — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:04:01 +0000

D-Wave has announced its next generation platform that includes a processor with 5000 qubits. While the whole platform will be ready by mid-2020, some components will be ready earlier. Read more...

Microsoft executive: iOS is as vulnerable as Android

Usama Jawad — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:26:01 +0000

A Microsoft executive has argued that recent malware attacks have proved that iOS is as vulnerable as Android, and that organizations should preemptively arm themselves against exploits. Read more...