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U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware

Summary by Ground News

11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from Israel's NSO Group. The employees were all located in Uganda and included some foreign service officers. Some local Ugandan employees of the department appear to have been among the 11 hacked. The hacking is the first known instance of NSO's trademark Pegasus spyware being used against U.s. government personnel.

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Times of India

U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware: Sources

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 co..

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

AP Source: State Department Employees Hacked By NSO Group

The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel's NSO Group, the world's most infamous hackerforhire company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

NSO Group spyware used to hack at least nine US officials’ phones – report

Revelation comes just weeks after the Biden administration placed NSO on a US blacklist

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

EXCLUSIVE U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware

By Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO - 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

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

AP Source: State Department employees hacked by NSO Group

WASHINGTON (AP) — The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel's NSO Group, the world's most infamous hacker-for-hire company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

AP Source: NSO Group spyware used to hack State employees

The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company

2 years ago·United States

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