The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens.
The infamous spyware maker released a new transparency report claiming to be a responsible spyware maker, without providing insight into how the company dealt with problematic customers in the past.
Based on a leaked video, security researchers alleged that Intellexa staffers have remote live access to their customers’ surveillance systems, allowing them to see hacking targets’ personal data.
The Galaxy phone maker said it was notified in August that hackers are actively exploiting the security flaw to target Samsung customers.
Researchers say Apple sent out threat notifications to several Iranians in recent months, saying their iPhones had been hacked. Iran is likely behind the attacks.