Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance ...

A zero-click WhatsApp spyware attack was made against 90 journalists and other “civil society members,” said Meta, which managed to detect the incident. A zero-click attack means that victims don’t ...

Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...

Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

The big picture: Apple notified certain iPhone users, such as journalists, activists, and government dissidents, that they were being specifically targeted by spyware back in 2021. This form of ...

WhatsApp linked the campaign to Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions. WhatsApp linked the campaign to Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, ...

Ireland is considering new legislation to give its law enforcement agencies more surveillance powers, including allowing the use of spyware. The Irish government announced this week the introduction ...