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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/italian-prosecutors-confirm-journalist-was-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/
Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch
Mar 5, 2026 - Italian authorities are making progress in their investigation into a wide-ranging spyware scandal in Italy involving Paragon spyware. But the mystery of who...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/apple-says-no-one-using-lockdown-mode-has-been-hacked-with-spyware/
Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware | TechCrunch
Mar 27, 2026 - The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/another-spyware-maker-caught-distributing-fake-android-snooping-apps/
Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps | TechCrunch
Apr 24, 2026 - Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/uk-government-says-100-countries-have-spyware-that-can-hack-peoples-phones/
UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people's phones | TechCrunch
Apr 22, 2026 - The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/ice-says-it-bought-paragons-spyware-to-use-in-drug-trafficking-cases/
ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch
Apr 2, 2026 - The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter terrorists’ “thriving...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/convicted-spyware-chief-hints-that-greeces-government-was-behind-dozens-of-phone-hacks/
Convicted spyware chief hints that Greece's government was behind dozens of phone hacks | TechCrunch
Mar 25, 2026 - The spyware founder's comments are the most direct suggestion yet from anyone inside Intellexa that the Mitsotakis government authorized the hacking of dozens...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/convicted-spyware-maker-bryan-fleming-avoids-jail-at-sentencing/
Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing | TechCrunch
Apr 6, 2026 - The pcTattletale founder escapes a custodial sentence following the first successful prosecution of a spyware maker in the U.S. in over a decade.
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