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Uganda caught in US-Israel phone hacking scandal

Uganda caught in US-Israel phone hacking scandal

APPLE Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter. The hacks, which took place in the last several months, hit U.S. officials either based in Uganda or focused on matters concerning the East African country, two of the sources said. The intrusions, first reported here, represent the widest known hacks of U.S. officials through NSO technology. Previously, a list of numbers with potential targets including some American officials surfaced in reporting on NSO, but it…
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France’s Macron changes phone in light of Pegasus case, Israel eyes spyware export curbs

France’s Macron changes phone in light of Pegasus case, Israel eyes spyware export curbs

MICHEL ROSE and DAN WILLIAMS FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has changed his mobile phone and phone number in light of the Pegasus spyware case, a presidency official said on Thursday, in one of the first concrete actions announced in relation to the scandal. "He's got several phone numbers. This does not mean he has been spied on. It's just additional security," the official told Reuters. Government spokesman Gabriel Attal said the president's security protocols were being adapted in light of the incident. A global outcry was triggered when several international media organisations reported that the Pegasus spyware was used in…
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Morocco to investigate spyware claims

Morocco to investigate spyware claims

MOROCCO’S General Prosecutor said it will open an investigation into what it called "unfounded allegations" that the country had used Israeli spyware for surveillance, state media has reported. Rabat has denied buying or using the Pegasus spyware licensed by Israel-based NSO group after Amnesty International and a group of 17 international media organisations reported that it had targeted thousands of phone numbers. FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron talks on the phone during the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium July 20, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS In a statement carried by MAP…
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