NSO Group is a organization tracked across 14 threat clusters and 20 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 20, 2025; most recent activity July 25, 2026.
WhatsApp has filed a federal court contempt order against NSO Group for allegedly violating a permanent injunction that prohibits the spyware firm from targeting its users. The Meta-owned messaging platform disrupted…
Russian authorities used Cellebrite's forensic tools to access the iPhone of political activist Andrey Pivovarov in June 2021, despite Cellebrite's announcement in March 2021 that it would cease sales to Russia. The…
A data leak revealed over 200 Spanish mobile numbers were potential targets of Pegasus spyware, linked to Morocco. The Spanish government confirmed surveillance of former CUP MPs David Fernández and Carles Riera,…
Between 2018 and 2023, Bulgaria licensed the export of surveillance technology from Circles, a company linked to NSO Group, to various countries with histories of human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch revealed that…
Stelios Kouloglou, a former Member of the European Parliament, was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA Committee investigating the use of such surveillance tools in the EU. Citizen Lab confirmed three…
A vulnerability in WhatsApp allowed attackers to install spyware through phone calls made via the app, even if the call was not answered. This exploit, linked to a buffer-overflow vulnerability, was quickly patched by…
The CIA deployed Pegasus spyware during a rescue mission to mislead Iranian forces regarding a downed American airman. The operation involved sending false messages to Iranian leadership, suggesting the airman had been…
Phineas Fisher, a notorious hacktivist, successfully breached Hacking Team in July 2015, stealing over 400GB of sensitive data, including source code, internal emails, and customer lists. This breach exposed the…
On May 7, 2026, Rep. Summer Lee demanded a briefing from the Commerce Department regarding the Trump Administration's connections to NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm blacklisted by the U.S. government. The company,…
Paragon Solutions is under scrutiny by Italian prosecutors following allegations that its Graphite spyware was used to target journalists and activists in Italy. WhatsApp and Apple notified several individuals,…