NSO spyware used to hack US State Department phones

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NSO insists there is no evidence of its tool being used against US government employees
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NSO insists there is no evidence of its tool being used against US government employees

The officials targeted were either based in Uganda or worked on matters related to the country

Apple has reportedly informed officials at the US State Department that an unknown cyber actor has hacked their iPhones, using a tool created by Israeli surveillance software firm NSO Group. Las...

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