A short explainer for the Paragon software story in Italy: 1. Italy is specialised in "dossieraggio" where everyone and his dog collects "dossiers" (aka "dirt") on everyone else, 2. There is a long history of using information services for the preparation of said dossiers, […]

NOW: US court permanently bans Pegasus spyware maker from hacking WhatsApp. NSO Group can't help their customers hack WhatsApp etc. ether. Must delete exploits & R&D. Bad news for NSO. Huge competitive disadvantage for the notorious company. Big additional win for WhatsApp 1 /

The video of @droethlisberger.bsky.social and my @reconmtl.bsky.social 2025 talk, "A Trip to Ancient BABYLON", is now online! It's a fun story about a 2017-era iOS persistence exploit that we found in a Pegasus sample -- on VT (!!)

Recording of our REcon talk about a 2017 iOS persistence exploit used by NSO's Pegasus—and other threat actors too—is out. @billmarczak.org and me of @citizenlab.ca at @reconmtl.bsky.social. youtu.be/ZlopMtjsVRw

NEW: Spyware installed on Kenyan filmmakers' phones in police custody @citizenlab.ca confirms cpj.org?p=516177

Excited to talk today at @reconmtl.bsky.social with @droethlisberger.bsky.social about a 2017 iOS persistence exploit used by NSO's Pegasus (and, interestingly, other threat actors too)! 10:00AM in the Grand Salon cfp.recon.cx/recon-2025/t...