Washington: A study published by Microsoft Corporation and Internet watchdog Citizen has revealed that Israeli hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organizations in at least 10 countries.
According to international media, CitizenLab said in its report that it has been able to identify victims in 10 countries, including North America and Europe, whose iPhones were hacked using surveillance software developed by QuaDream Ltd. went.
QuaDream Ltd is a rival company to Israeli spyware company NSO Group. NSO has been blacklisted by the US government on espionage charges.
On the other hand, Microsoft has also said in its report that there is no doubt that the spyware has a strong connection with QuaDream Limited. Microsoft’s Associate General Counsel Amy Hogan Birney said that mercenary hacking groups like QuaDream are other major hackers. thrive in the shadow of and it is critical to prevent them from accessing citizens.
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