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UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

Apr 22, 2026 at 14:06 · TechCrunch

The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat...

Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

Apr 6, 2026 at 13:03 · TechCrunch

The pcTattletale founder escapes a custodial sentence following the first successful prosecution of a spyware maker i...

ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases

Apr 2, 2026 at 15:39 · TechCrunch

The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is nec...

Apr 22, 2026 at 14:06

UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other cyberthr...

Apr 6, 2026 at 13:03

Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

The pcTattletale founder escapes a custodial sentence following the first successful prosecution of a spywa...

Apr 2, 2026 at 15:39

ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases

The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyw...

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Apr 22, 2026 at 14:06 TechCrunch

UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attack...
Apr 6, 2026 at 13:03 TechCrunch

Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

The pcTattletale founder escapes a custodial sentence following the first successful prosecution of a spyware maker in the U.S. in over a...
Apr 2, 2026 at 15:39 TechCrunch

ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases

The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter te...
Apr 1, 2026 at 16:34 TechCrunch

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually ...
Mar 27, 2026 at 14:27 TechCrunch

Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware

The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid ...

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UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

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Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

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ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases

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WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.

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Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware

The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking tools targeting users ...

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