Candiru

US Commerce Department Adds Candiru and NSO Group to Entity List

| Importance: 9/10

The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security adds Israeli spyware companies NSO Group and Candiru to the Entity List for developing surveillance software used to spy on journalists, activists, and government officials. This action restricts US companies from selling technology …

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CatalanGate Reveals Systematic Pegasus Targeting of 65 Catalan Independence Leaders

| Importance: 9/10

Between 2017-2020, the devices of at least 65 Catalan minority politicians and activists are targeted by a sophisticated espionage operation using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and Candiru’s surveillance tools, in what becomes known as “CatalanGate.” The victims include current …

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