Coverage dated December 2, 2021 to December 3, 2021

US State Department Phones Hacked With Israeli Company Spyware, Sources Say

Headline from Voice of America

It’s the widest known hacks of U.S. officials through NSO technology

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Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hill

    State Department employee phones hacked through NSO Group spyware: report (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The phones of at least nine State Department employees were recently hacked through the use of spyware from Israeli company NSO Group, a report published Friday found.

  2. KRDO

    US State Department phones were hacked with NSO Group spyware (opens KRDO)

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    By Kylie Atwood and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The iPhones of about a dozen US State Department employees serving in Africa were hacked with spyware developed by Israeli technology firm NSO Group in recent months, according to a senior US official familiar with the investigation and another source familiar w…

  3. Triblive

    NSO Group spyware used to hack State Department employees (opens Triblive)

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    The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The employees were all located in Uganda and included some foreign service officers, said the perso…

  4. Insider

    State Department phones were hacked with software from Israel-based company: report (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    NSO Group was recently blacklisted by the Biden administration amid allegations it supplied spyware to foreign governments for malicious purposes.

  5. Sioux City Journal

    AP Source: NSO Group spyware used to hack State employees (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from Israel's NSO Group, the world's most infamous hacker-for-hire company, a person familiar with the

  6. Forbes

    State Department Workers’ Phones Reportedly Hacked Using NSO Group Software (opens Forbes)

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    NSO Group — a tech firm whose software has been connected to hacks of journalists and human rights activists — said it has suspended some clients’ accounts.

  7. Engadget

    NSO spyware was reportedly used to target iPhones of US State Department employees (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Citing four people “familiar with the matter,” Reuters reports an unknown assailant used the firm’s software to infect at least nine iPhones belonging to US State Department officials..

  8. Al-Monitor

    US State Department phones reportedly hacked with Israeli-made spyware (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The apparent hack targeted US diplomats based in Uganda or officials whose work focused on the country.

  9. The Times of Israel

    NSO spyware said used to hack phones of State Department officials working in Uganda (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    If recent hack of diplomats phones confirmed, it would represent first time Israeli group's surveillance software used against American officials; assailant remains unknown

  10. The Guardian

    NSO Group spyware used to hack at least nine US officials’ phones – report (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Revelation comes just weeks after the Biden administration placed NSO on a US blacklist

  11. Al Jazeera

    US officials’ phones hacked with NSO Group spyware: Reuters (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The phones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by Israeli firm’s spyware, news agency reports.

  12. BizPac Review

    Phones of State Department officials hacked with foreign spyware: Report (opens BizPac Review)

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    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Gab Powered by Ailan Evans, DCNF Several U.S. State Department officials had their Apple iPhones hacked by an unknown entity who used foreign […]

  13. Voice of America

    US State Department Phones Hacked With Israeli Company Spyware, Sources Say (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    It’s the widest known hacks of U.S. officials through NSO technology

  14. Truthout

    Spyware Created by Israeli Firm Used to Hack U.S. Officials' iPhones (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Apple told at least 11 State Department officials that their iPhones were hacked by an unknown parties with the spyware.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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