Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Security researchers confirmed the programmer's phone had spyware, likely during a spell in Russian detention. The programmer told his story to TechCrunch.

Weeks after a researcher reported the bug to WhatsApp, the company says it rolled out a long-term fix.

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) said in a report published over the weekend that a hacking group has been targeting the country's defense and military companies with phishing attacks.

U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden announced a new draft bill with the goal of securing American telephone networks and Americans' communications in response to

Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops.

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