Health Activists Targeted By Israeli Spyware Sold To Mexican Government

A report implicated software produced by Israel’s NSO Group. The Pegasus spyware gives hackers free reign to eavesdrop on calls, harvest messages, activate cameras and drain a phone’s trove of personal data.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Israel NSO spyware

MEXICO CITY (REPORT) — An internet watchdog group said Saturday that a spyware hacking attempt targeted activists who campaigned against soft drinks and junk foods, and purportedly used Israeli-produced software sold to governments. The Citizen Lab based at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs said the attack targeted public

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Internet Watchdog Exposes Israeli Tech Company’s ‘Government-Exclusive’ Spyware

Israel’s advanced military technology sector is producing scores of hackers and tech startups. One, in particular, is helping governments and nanny states with deep pockets creep into citizens’ cellphones.

Richard Silverstein
By Richard Silverstein
Omri Lavie, co-founder of NSO Group, which is behind the recently discovered exploitation of iPhones with its Pegasus malware.

SEATTLE --- After investigating some suspicious text messages sent to an Emirati human rights activist in early August, researchers at the University of Toronto’s internet watchdog Citizen Lab and Lookout Security announced on Aug. 24 that they’d detected the most sophisticated mobile hacking tool ever developed. The spyware, known as Pegasus,

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Study Shows Toxic Air Following Exxon Pegasus Oil Spill

Mayflower, Ark., resident April Lane hasn’t rested since the Exxon Pegasus Pipeline rupture that leaked more than 500,000 gallons of Canadian crude oil devastated her community in March, causing the evacuation of entire neighborhoods and threatening the city’s water supply. Inspired by an alleged lack of action from Arkansas state environmental agencies, the University of […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

Mayflower, Ark., resident April Lane hasn’t rested since the Exxon Pegasus Pipeline rupture that leaked more than 500,000 gallons of Canadian crude oil devastated her community in March, causing the evacuation of entire neighborhoods and threatening the city’s water supply. Inspired by an alleged lack of action from Arkansas state environmental

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ExxonMobil Releases Compensation Information After Arkansas Oil Spill

Katie Rucke Weeks after an oil spill in Mayflower, Ark., ExxonMobil has released information to homeowners regarding how the company will compensate them for any damage they incurred from the March 29 incident. While the cause of the spill is still under investigation, it’s estimated the rupture in ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline spilled 157,500 gallons of oil. […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Katie RuckeWeeks after an oil spill in Mayflower, Ark., ExxonMobil has released information to homeowners regarding how the company will compensate them for any damage they incurred from the March 29 incident. While the cause of the spill is still under investigation, it’s estimated the rupture in ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline spilled

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