Cyprus a growing centre for spyware technology
Exploiting loopholes in Cyprus to build a notorious surveillance firm By Jonathan Shkurko In a recent investigative report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists...
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New flaw in Apple devices led to NSO’s Pegasus spyware infection, researchers say
Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw...
Akel says it’s determined not to let spyware probe drop
Opposition Akel on Monday said it will hand over material to the independent anti-corruption authority regarding the use of spyware, vowing not to drop the...
Government working on tightening software licences used for spyware
The Deputy Ministry of Research is working on tightening the framework for dual-use software licensing related to tracking people, the permanent secretary of the ministry...
European parliament vote on spyware expected to impact Cyprus
Spyware has been abused in certain EU member states, posing a threat to democracy and the rule of law, Jeroen Lenaers, president of the Pega...
European Parliament calls for close scrutiny of spyware in Cyprus
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday the government will go over the findings of a special European Parliament committee which called on Cyprus to assess...
MEPs discuss migration issue, energy, and spyware this week in Strasbourg
The European parliament on Monday will be discussing energy security, migration, asylum policy, spyware and foreign issues, in a plenary meeting lasting from Match 13...
Akel accuses deputy AG of ‘lies and deception’ over surveillance
The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday held an in-depth discussion about the spyware case investigated by the European parliament’s Pega committee and the involvement...
‘Cyprus is export hub for surveillance industry’ (updated)
Cyprus has become a centre for the export of surveillance software in recent years, a report on the use of Pegasus software presented at the...
Pega delegation ‘left with more questions than when they arrived’
More effort is needed to ensure transparency in Cyprus and Greece, the European parliament’s committee of inquiry on Pegasus and other spyware (Pega) said on...
