Mobile security firm iVerify has developed an app that scans iPhones for NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, which can covertly access nearly all data on a smartphone without user interaction. Users can scan their phones and send the results to the company for analysis for a one-time fee of $1. Since release, the app has identified seven instances of Pegasus infection.
Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) used spyware to surveil a Russian programmer, Kirill Parubets, who was detained for allegedly donating to Ukraine. Using a