The software company says it vets governments’ human rights records before selling its software that’s allegedly being used to spy on lawyers, journalists and activists

Mexican Journalists, Lawyers Focus of Government Spyware
Dozens of Mexican journalists, lawyers, and even a child, were hit with Pegasus, commercially-produced spyware, as part of a campaign believed to be carried out by the nation’s government.

Mac video app HandBrake – now with free spyware
Last week, crooks hacked one of the HandBrake app’s download servers and used the popular video app to distribute Mac spyware.

HandBrake for Mac Compromised with Proton Spyware
The open source HandBrake project is warning anyone who recently downloaded the Mac version of the software that they’re likely infected with malware.

Fox News ‘hacked Andrea Tantaros’, says lawsuit
Fox ‘hacked’ Tantaros’s devices to install a keylogger, claim her lawyers, and used the information they found to harass her

SMSVova Spyware Hiding in ‘System Update’ App Ejected From Google Play Store
An Android app that falsely claimed to be a tool for keeping smartphones up-to-date with the latest version of the OS was found surreptitiously tracking the physical location of it users using spyware called SMSVova.

Office Zero Day Delivering FINSPY Spyware to Victims in Russia
Researchers have learned that the recently patched Office zero day was used to target victims in Russia with FINSPY spyware.

Court blocks American from suing Ethiopia over alleged hacking
Activists mull challenge to court’s ruling that remote hacking can’t be litigated in the US

Student keylogger creator faces jail after pleading guilty
Keylogger developed while accused was in high school went on to infect some 16,000 computers, say prosecutors

Smile! You’re on a stolen iPhone’s candid camera!
But was it ethical for filmmaker to set up a device as a honeypot for a thief?