The officials targeted were either based in Uganda or worked on matters related to the country
Seeks to bar the Israeli firm from using its products
The US placed Candiru on a trade blacklist earlier this month, along with fellow Israeli spyware firm NSO Group
Three activists, who consented to be named, work for Palestinian civil society groups that Israeli government has designed as terrorist groups
Israeli firm Candiru, Russian security vendor Positive Technologies and Computer Security Initiative Consultancy also sanctioned
The Israeli firm blocked the +44 code in August 2020, says a source
Move comes after researchers found malicious image files transmitted to the phone of a Saudi activist via the iMessage instant messaging app
It is the second time in two years that the UN has warned about the dangers of unchecked surveillance technology
A massive supply chain attack rocked Kaseya, and Microsoft announced a new route to virtualisation
Spyware firms claims the inspection was just a 'visit', not a 'raid'