{"id":46151,"date":"2022-04-11T22:22:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/european-officials-reportedly-targeted-by-nso-spyware\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T22:22:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:22:39","slug":"european-officials-reportedly-targeted-by-nso-spyware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/european-officials-reportedly-targeted-by-nso-spyware\/","title":{"rendered":"European officials reportedly targeted by NSO spyware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Someone at least tried to use NSO Group&#8217;s surveillance software to spy on European Commission officials last year, according to a Reuters report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders and at least four commission staffers were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/exclusive-senior-eu-officials-were-targeted-with-israeli-spyware-sources-2022-04-11\/\">targeted<\/a>, according to the news outlet, citing two EU officials and documentation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission did not immediately respond to <em>The Register<\/em>&#8216;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>NSO is the Israeli cyber-surveillance firm that developed the infamous Pegasus software that, once in an infected phone or other device, can extract data and carry out other espionage. It can be installed on a victim&#8217;s gadget without any user interaction: typically, they have to just receive a booby-trapped message. And once it&#8217;s deployed, the NSO customer controlling that instance of Pegasus has access to everything on the victim&#8217;s handheld, including text messages, phone calls, emails, passwords, and photos.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In November Apple sent <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT212960\" rel=\"nofollow\">security alerts<\/a> to iPhone owners whose devices may have been compromised by Pegasus.&nbsp;Reuters said the European Commission &#8220;became aware of the targeting&#8221; of its people following Apple raising that alarm. The news agency also said it reviewed an email originating from a &#8220;senior tech staffer&#8221; who warned Euro officials: &#8220;Given the nature of your responsibilities, you are a potential target.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reuters said it couldn&#8217;t determine who planted the spyware, what they were looking for, or if the attempts were successful. It&#8217;s unclear to us if the European officials were actually targeted or simply on alert after Apple issued its warning about Pegasus. Reuters is adamant Reynders and at least four other commission staffers were menaced by the spyware, according to its sources.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NSO didn&#8217;t respond to <em>The Register<\/em>&#8216;s inquiries. But it sent a statement to Reuters saying that it wasn&#8217;t responsible, and that targeting EU commissioners and staffers &#8220;could not have happened with NSO&#8217;s tools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also last November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/11\/23\/apple_nso_group\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple sued<\/a> NSO Group for targeting Apple users with an exploit called ForcedEntry. It abused a now-patched vulnerability to hijack Apple devices and install Pegasus. According to Apple, the spyware was used to monitor &#8220;a small number of Apple users worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Shortly after that, the US government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/11\/commerce-adds-nso-group-and-other-foreign-companies-entity-list\" rel=\"nofollow\">block-listed<\/a> NSO for providing spyware to foreign governments that &#8220;used these tools to maliciously target&#8221; government officials, journalists, businesses, embassy workers, activists, and academics.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Uncle Sam&#8217;s crackdown, the FBI admitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/592520-fbi-says-pegasus-spyware-was-tested-not-used-in-any-investigation\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">testing Pegasus<\/a> for potential use in criminal investigations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Facebook parent company Meta has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/11\/09\/nso_foreign_immunity_whatsapp_decision\/\">sued NSO<\/a>, alleging that the spyware illegally targeted WhatsApp users.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YlS6lSyJB7ZcnS1CjFq7-wAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, as lawsuits and political pressure mount against the NSO in the US, the European Parliament is moving ahead with its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/TA-9-2022-0071_EN.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">probe<\/a> into the use of Pegasus surveillance software.<\/p>\n<p>EU lawmaker Sophie in &#8216;t Veld, who lobbied for the committee investigation, told Reuters that she wasn&#8217;t aware that the spyware had targeted Reynders and other commission officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We really have to get to the bottom of this,&#8221; she said. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/04\/11\/nso_spyware_eu\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pegasus software maker faces mounting lawsuits, investigations in the US and EU Someone at least tried to use NSO Group&#8217;s surveillance software to spy on European Commission officials last year, according to a Reuters report.\u00a0\u2026  READ MORE 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