Tag: Spyware

NSO Group Liable Under CFAA for Hacking WhatsApp Servers, NSO Attorneys Sanctioned for Discovery Misconduct

December 23, 2024

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Anti-Spyware Coalition Sends Letter to European Union to Prosecute Illegal Hacking of Journalists and Activists in Serbia

December 20, 2024

On December 19, EPIC joined 50 civil society organizations urging major European Union (“EU”) institutions to take action to stop the Serbian Authorities’ illegal use of spyware to target journalists, activists, and members of civil society.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Polish Presidency to Prioritize Action Against Spyware Misuse

December 13, 2024

EPIC, alongside 13 civil society organizations, has sent a joint letter to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, urging them to prioritize decisive action against spyware misuse.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Send Letter to DHS regarding $2 Million Contract with Paragon Solutions, Inc.

November 1, 2024

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Amicus: Foreign Spyware is Not Exempt from Prosecution Under the CFAA

July 31, 2024

EPIC urged the Ninth Circuit to recognize that the Northern District of California has jurisdiction to hear a case brought by foreign journalists whose devices were hacked using Pegasus, a spyware application produced by Israeli company NSO Group.

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Wiretapping

• Updates

EPIC Comments on EU Commission Spyware Guidelines

June 14, 2023

EPIC’s comments commended the EU Commission for its efforts to ensure proper due diligence by industry stakeholders but reiterated the need for a moratorium on at least the most intrusive forms of cyber-surveillance, such as spyware.

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

President Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting U.S. Government Use of Commercial Spyware

March 27, 2023

The executive order prohibits the operational use of commercial spyware if the government determines that the spyware poses “significant counterintelligence or security risks” to the U.S. government or if it poses “significant risks of improper use by a foreign government or foreign person.”

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates