{"id":36512,"date":"2020-08-03T15:25:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/31451\/NSO-Spyware-Was-Used-To-Hack-Clergy-In-Togo.html"},"modified":"2020-08-03T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:25:31","slug":"nso-spyware-was-used-to-hack-clergy-in-togo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/nso-spyware-was-used-to-hack-clergy-in-togo\/","title":{"rendered":"NSO Spyware Was Used To Hack Clergy In Togo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/\/articles\/5f2827bda35e39009d64cf82\/lede\/1596467363854-nso.jpeg?image-resize-opts=Y3JvcD0xeHc6MC44NDJ4aDsweHcsMC4wMjR4aCZyZXNpemU9MTIwMDoqJnJlc2l6ZT0xMjAwOio\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"18.581818181818\"><\/p>\n<p>Researchers have identified more people targeted with spyware made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/topic\/nso-group\">the Israeli hacking company NSO Group<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"29.503546099291\"><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, researchers from the internet watchdog Citizen Lab <a href=\"https:\/\/citizenlab.ca\/2020\/08\/nothing-sacred-nso-sypware-in-togo\/\">published a new report<\/a> that detailed how hackers targeted a Catholic bishop, a priest, and two members of the political opposition in Togo\u2014all people who had been vocal about government reform in the African country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32.252054794521\"><\/p>\n<p>This is the latest in a long series of reports that allege NSO\u2019s customers use the company\u2019s surveillance technology to spy on dissidents, human rights activists, or political opponents of the government that purchased NSO\u2019s spyware. Similar alleged cases of abuse have been exposed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/pkyzxz\/spain-nso-group-pegasus-catalonia\">Spain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/bvgwzw\/nso-group-employee-abused-pegasus-target-love-interest\">Morocco<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/59zajx\/mexicos-sloppy-hacking-attempts-expose-customers-of-a-dollar1-billion-spyware-company\">Mexico<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/3da5qj\/government-hackers-iphone-hacking-jailbreak-nso-group\">United Arab Emirates<\/a>, among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"35.172\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2019 targeted espionage against the four Togolese individuals coincided with major political demonstrations in Togo which were violently disrupted by armed security personnel, and after which numerous Togolese were arrested and sent to prison,\u201d Ron Deibert, the director of Citizen Lab, which operates out of the Munk School of International Affairs at the University of Toronto, wrote in an email sent to reporters. \u201cThis case adds to a long and growing list in which NSO Group\u2019s spyware was clearly and seriously abused. NSO Group claims that it sells its powerful surveillance technology as a tool to help governments fight crime and terrorism. However, Togo is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/countries\/africa\/togo\/report-togo\/\">flawed democracy<\/a> ruled by a single family for 57 years with a long track record of human rights abuses (including reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world\/la-fg-togo-political-prisoners-torture-20180604-story.html\">torture<\/a> is routine in the country\u2019s prisons). The four individuals targeted are clearly neither \u2018criminals\u2019 nor \u2018terrorists\u2019 by any international human rights-respecting standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"30\"><\/p>\n<p>Citizen Lab did not conclusively attribute these spying attempts to the Togo government, but Deibert said that \u201cthe timing (and the fact that NSO Group sells only to governments) suggests that the spyware was used by elements of Togo\u2019s security forces to spy on domestic political opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-component=\"QuoteBlock\" class=\"abc__quote abc__quote--blockquote\" readability=\"12.25\">\n<p><em><strong>Do you work at NSO Group, did you used to, or do you know anything else about the company? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, on Wickr at lorenzofb, OTR chat at <a href=\"mailto:lorenzofb@jabber.ccc.de\">lorenzofb@jabber.ccc.de<\/a>, or email<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"mailto:lorenzofb@vice.com\">lorenzofb@vice.com<\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"30\"><\/p>\n<p>An NSO Group spokesperson said in a statement that \u201cas NSO has now stated on several occasions, due to strict contractual and legal confidentiality requirements we cannot confirm or deny who our customers are.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have also made clear before, we are not privy to who our authorised and verified sovereign government clients target using our technology, though they are contractually obliged to only do so against terrorists and criminals,\u201d read the emailed statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32\"><\/p>\n<p>The targets identified in Togo are: Monseigneur Beno\u00eet Comlan Alowonou, the Bishop of Kpalim\u00e9; Father Pierre Marie-Chanel Affognon; Elliott Ohin, a former minister of State Reform and Modernization and former president of the opposition party; Raymond Houndjo, a member of the opposition party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"31.782608695652\"><\/p>\n<p>According to Citizen Lab, these four people were among the around 1,400 people targeted with NSO spyware sent via WhatsApp last year, taking advantage of a flaw found in the popular messaging app. That series of attacks is at the heart of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/gyznnq\/how-nso-group-helps-countries-hack-targets\">a blockbuster lawsuit<\/a> brought against NSO by Facebook, the owner of WhatsApp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"24.95652173913\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast,<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/cyber\/id1441708044?mt=2\">CYBER<\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/31451\/NSO-Spyware-Was-Used-To-Hack-Clergy-In-Togo.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE 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