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Spyware allegations poison Spain's ties with Catalan separatists

Madrid (AFP) - Catalan separatists have accused Spain's intelligence services of using spyware to snoop on their mobile phones, reviving tensions with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's minority leftist government which relies on their support to pass legislation.

AFP

Catalan leader says to freeze parliamentary support to Spanish PM over spying row

Catalonia's leftist Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya party will stop backing the Spanish government in parliament unless Madrid takes measures to restore confidence after reports that it spied on pro-independence figures, the region's leader said.

Reuters

Boris Johnson must pay attention to basic cybersecurity rules, says security adviser

Peter Ricketts’ warning comes as UAE accused of using Pegasus spyware to hack into mobile phone at Downing Street

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Spain: Hacked Catalans to launch a legal bid on spyware use

Catalan separatist politicians and activists are launching a legal offensive in half a dozen countries against the Spanish state and the Israeli companies behind the controversial spyware allegedly used to snoop on them

The Independent UK

Catalan president calls for investigation as spyware targets pro-independence leaders

Pere Aragonès says the Spanish government must have known about the spying, but it denies all wrongdoing

The Guardian - UK

Spain denies illegal spying on Catalan independence leaders

Spain's government on Tuesday denied illegally spying on Catalan independence leaders but was mum on whether it had undertaken any court-approved electronic surveillance after a rights group found that dozens of separatists' phones were targeted.

Reuters

Amid fresh UK, Spain charges: Europe parliamentary panel on Pegasus to hold first meet today

The European Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry is set to hold its first meeting today into breaches of EU law associated with the use of Pegasus and equivalent spyware, amid fresh allegations of Pegasus attacks on top politicians and journalists in Spain, and on a device in UK PM Boris Johnson’s…

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Downing Street and Foreign Office phones ‘targeted with spyware’, says group

A phone linked to No 10 Downing Street was targeted by powerful spyware which can turn mobiles into 24/7 listening devices, according to reports.

Evening Standard

Watchdog warns Boris Johnson of suspected spyware attack on No 10

An operator of the powerful Pegasus spyware linked to the United Arab Emirates is suspected of being behind the infection.

The Independent UK

Watchdog warned UK government of spyware infections inside 10 Downing Street

Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday it had warned British officials that electronic devices connected to government networks, including some inside the prime minister's office and foreign ministry, appeared to be infected with Israeli-made spy software.

Reuters

Catalan leaders targeted using NSO spyware, say cybersecurity experts

Victims said to include Pere Aragonès and Carles Puigdemont, but Israeli firm suggests claims are false

The Guardian - UK

Spyware use on separatists in Spain "extensive," group says

A cybersecurity rights group says the phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia, including the regional chief and other elected officials, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments

The Independent UK

Major Downing Street security breach after hackers target Boris Johnson's network

The Pegasus spyware could have allowed the operator to carry out 24-hour surveillance of messages and calls made on a Number 10 device

Daily Mirror

Powerful ‘Trojan horse’ spyware found on Downing Street phone, security researchers say

The so-called ‘Pegasus’ attack is believed to have originated from the United Arab Emirates

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No 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson ‘told’

No 10 subjected to UAE-linked spyware attack, says report, but Israeli firm suggests allegations are false

Reuters

Catalan independence leaders targeted by spyware, rights group says

Catalonia's regional leader accused the Spanish government on Monday of spying on its citizens after a rights group said his phone and dozens more belonging to Catalan pro-independence figures had been infected with spyware used by sovereign states.

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IFJ condemns use of new spyware Predator to target investigative journalist in Greece

The International Federation of Journalists, along with the Journalists' Union of Athens Daily Newspapers, has condemned an alleged attempt to spy on Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis through a new surveillance software named Predator.

The Guardian - US

Victim’s iPhone hacked by Pegasus spyware weeks after Apple sued NSO

Quartet targeted by clients – thought to be Jordanian government agencies – of Israeli company even after Apple sued in November

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The Independent UK

Israeli firm's spyware used on Jordan activists, report says

Digital-rights researchers have concluded that the mobile phones of four Jordanian human rights activists were hacked with software made by the Israeli spyware company NSO Group

The Guardian - UK

‘Most harmful thing’ – how spyware is stifling human rights in Bahrain

Growing evidence shows Gulf state’s friends and enemies are being targeted by NSO Group software / You don’t know what is private’: how spyware erodes human rights in Bahrain

Reuters

How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world

A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.

The Independent UK

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware

Two more Poles have been identified as victims of phone hacking with the notoriously powerful spyware of Israel’s NSO Group

AFP

Athlete surveillance warnings cloud China's Winter Olympics

Beijing (AFP) - A growing number of Western nations and cybersecurity groups have issued digital surveillance warnings for next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing, with some advising foreign athletes to leave personal phones and laptops at home.

The Guardian - UK

Protesting Winter Olympics athletes ‘face punishment’, suggests Beijing official

Organising committee official warns against ‘any behaviour or speech that is against the Olympic spirit’

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IOC Reacts to Cybersecurity Concern Over Beijing My 2022 Phone App

A report revealed flaws in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics app, but the International Olympic Committee said it had been found to have “no critical vulnerabilities.”

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