Criminal spyware kits infect ordinary iPhone users at scale, iVerify says
iVerify found 1.07 spyware infections per 1,000 consumer scans, mostly Coruna and DarkSword rather than mercenary tools.
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Pegasus targeted Serbian professor; prosecutor got spyware alert
Citizen Lab reports at least 15 Pegasus targeting cases before Serbia’s October 25 elections.
Vučić concedes Serbian vote after reported Pegasus and Cellebrite targeting
Researchers say mercenary spyware and Cellebrite extractions hit opposition figures, journalists, a rector and a prosecutor.
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Pegasus confirmed on Belgrade rector’s iPhone before elections
Citizen Lab reports a high-confidence zero-click infection in 2026, bringing known Serbian civil-society spyware cases to at least 16.
Pegasus confirmed on Belgrade rector's iPhone before Serbia election
Citizen Lab reports a high-confidence zero-click infection but does not name the operator, date, or flaw.
Judge denies WhatsApp contempt bid over alleged NSO injunction breach
The court said Meta’s evidence on 23 suspect accounts was not clear and convincing enough to punish NSO.
Pegasus infected another Serbian opposition figure, researchers say
Citizen Lab confirmed a Belgrade rector’s infection this year; a prosecutor’s phone is still being analyzed.
Pegasus found on Serbian critics' phones before elections
Citizen Lab reports a zero-click Pegasus infection on a Belgrade rector's phone in 2026; a prosecutor's spyware type is still unidentified.
Spyware manufacturer had access to data harvested by former Polish government, current PM says
Poland says NSO kept control of Pegasus servers and could access data collected from Polish targets.
Judge dismisses spyware case brought by Salvadoran journalists targeted with Pegasus
A California judge dismissed El Faro journalists' U.S. lawsuit against NSO Group over Pegasus infections.
OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website
WIRED's security roundup leads with OpenAI agents hijacking a German website, plus 153 million driver's licenses for sale and Serbian spyware alerts.
European parliament members call for slowdown of Serbia’s EU entry over spyware use
29 MEPs urge delaying Serbia's EU accession after researchers found Pegasus and NoviSpy spyware on student activists' phones.
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Risky Bulletin: Russia tells data centers to deploy drone defenses
Russia ordered data center operators to deploy drone strike defenses under a Putin decree allowing temporary state takeover of unprotected critical infrastructure.
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Pegasus and NoviSpy Used Against Serbian Protesters
Citizen Lab confirmed zero-click Pegasus infected a Serbian student activist's iPhone, part of the largest documented Serbian spyware wave targeting at least 14 people.
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Large group of Serbian opposition, activist figures targeted with spyware
Researchers found at least 14 Serbian opposition figures and student protesters targeted with Pegasus and NoviSpy spyware around elections; 11 more phones under investigation.
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Pegasus Zero-Click Exploit Infects Serbian Student Activist's iPhone
Citizen Lab and SHARE Foundation confirm a Serbian student activist's iPhone was infected with NSO Group Pegasus via a zero-click iMessage exploit.
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Pegasus Zero-Click Spyware Exploit Infects Serbian Student Movement Member's iPhone
Citizen Lab confirms Pegasus zero-click iMessage spyware infected a Serbian student activist's iPhone amid at least 14 spyware targets in Serbia during 2026.
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Pegasus, NoviSpy variant spyware found on devices of Serbian activists
Researchers confirmed the first 2026 Pegasus infection and a new NoviSpy variant on 14 Serbian activists, likely surveillance by Serbian authorities ahead of elections.
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Apple warned hundreds of users of mercenary spyware attacks
Apple sent threat notifications to users in 110 countries warning of targeted mercenary spyware attacks and recommending Lockdown Mode.