Spyware
latest news & developments
Pegasus spyware: The dark side of global surveillance
The shadowy, unregulated spyware industry is enabling authoritarian regimes around the world and is a threat to civil liberties
Israel uses spyware, weapons and agritech to buy influence in Africa
Israel reaps diplomatic benefits through chequebook diplomacy and questionable support for dictators
Multimillion-rand cyber property ‘fraudster’ ducks start of trial
Bukelwa Kwinana, who was expected to plead guilty to ‘business email compromise’ cyber fraud, disappeared moments before pleading
The Africans in exile who live in fear of transnational repression
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back
Firm tied to WhatsApp spying previously flagged in SA
South Africa is among the 45 countries where suspected spyware infections using a tool developed by NSO Group were identified
Britain, Australia accuse Russian spies of global cyber attack
Operatives from Russia’s GRU arm carried out various ‘reckless and indiscriminate’ high-profile online attacks, says the UK’s foreign secretary
South African phones targeted by notorious ‘governments only’ spyware
Journalists warned to be extra-vigilant with their digital security