"On Thursday, the findings of the parliamentary committee investigating Italy's usage of the spyware were published, in a rare incident of a Western state shedding light into a usually secretive world of intelligence agencies and covert surveillance.
The committee confirmed that Paragon provided Graphite to two Italian agencies, including the country's external intelligence service, starting in 2023. The version of Graphite provided did not include the ability to activate the phone's microphone or camera, the report said.

Instead, it only enabled its operators access to encrypted communications on the hacked devices. The report also confirmed that Graphite exploited a vulnerability in WhatsApp that Meta identified and patched in December 2024, one month before the spyware's activity was publicly disclosed.

The vulnerability's discovery also caused "panic" at Israel's military intelligence Unit 8200, according to the recent Israeli television report.

The Italian committee also confirmed Meta's claim that several activists involved in migrant rights in Italy had their phones hacked, including Luca Casarini, Giuseppe Caccia, and David Yambio – though in Yambio's case, the hack was carried out not by Graphite but by another unnamed spyware."

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-06-05/ty-article/.premium/italy-admits-activists-were-hacked-with-israeli-spyware-but-not-journalists/00000197-3ff4-d079-ab97-7ff5bd8a0000

#EU #Italy #CyberSecurity #Surveillance #Privacy #Spyware #Paragon #Graphite #Israel

#Proxy Services Feast on #Ukraine’s IP Address Exodus

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/06/proxy-services-feast-on-ukraines-ip-address-exodus/

#cybercrime #cybersecurity #Russia #politics

#Italy Admits Hacking Activists With Israeli #Spyware #Paragon

https://archive.ph/Ocm8S

#cybersecurity #privacy #politics

Hacker selling critical #Roundcube #webmail exploit as tech info disclosed

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-selling-critical-roundcube-webmail-exploit-as-tech-info-disclosed/

#cybersecurity

What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the #LizardSquad Hacks

https://www.wired.com/story/ctrl-alt-chaos-joe-tidy-book-excerpt/

#cybercrime #cybersecurity #gaming #PSN #PlayStation #PlayStationNetwork

#ViLE gang members sentenced for #DEA portal breach, extortion

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vile-gang-members-sentenced-for-breaching-law-enforcement-portal/

#cybercrime #cybersecurity

#Interlock #ransomware claims #KetteringHealth breach, leaks stolen data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interlock-ransomware-claims-kettering-health-breach-leaks-stolen-data/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #healthcare

US offers $10M for tips on state hackers tied to #RedLine #malware

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-offers-10m-for-tips-on-state-hackers-tied-to-redline-malware/

#cybersecurity

#Microsoft unveils free #EU #cybersecurity program for governments

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-unveils-free-eu-cybersecurity-program-for-governments/

FBI: #Play #ransomware breached 900 victims, including critical orgs

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-play-ransomware-breached-900-victims-including-critical-orgs/

#cybercrime #cybersecurity

Hacker arrested for breaching 5,000 hosting accounts to mine #crypto

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-arrested-for-breaching-5-000-hosting-accounts-to-mine-crypto/

#cybersecurity #cybercrime

#Cisco warns of #ISE and #CCP flaws with public exploit code

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-ise-and-ccp-flaws-with-public-exploit-code/

#cybersecurity

#Ukraine claims it hacked #Tupolev, #Russia’s strategic warplane maker

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-claims-it-hacked-tupolev-russias-strategic-warplane-maker/

#cybersecurity #politics

FBI warns of #NFT #AirDrop scams targeting #HederaHashgraph wallets

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-nft-airdrop-scams-targeting-hedera-hashgraph-wallets/

#crypto #cybersecurity

Hackers target #Salesforce accounts in data extortion attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-hackers-target-salesforce-accounts-in-data-extortion-attacks/

#cybersecurity

Hacker targets other hackers and gamers with backdoored #GitHub code

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-targets-other-hackers-and-gamers-with-backdoored-github-code/

#cybersecurity #gaming

Wired's "You're Not Ready," A collection of articles about current cyber threats

https://www.wired.com/youre-not-ready/

#cybersecurity #QuantumComputers AI #PQE #infrastructure #Meshtastic

4 ways to protect your digital identity in 2025.

https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-protect-digital-identity

#cybersecurity #guide

Hewlett Packard Enterprise warns of critical #StoreOnce auth bypass

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hewlett-packard-enterprise-warns-of-critical-storeonce-auth-bypass/

#HPE #cybersecurity

Phone chipmaker #Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/phone-chipmaker-qualcomm-fixes-three-zero-days-exploited-by-hackers/

#cybersecurity

Indian #grocery startup #KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/indian-grocery-startup-kiranapro-was-hacked-and-its-servers-deleted-ceo-confirms/

#India #cybersecurity

Malicious #RubyGems pose as #Fastlane to steal 3Telegram API data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-rubygems-pose-as-fastlane-to-steal-telegram-api-data/

#cybersecurity

#Coinbase breach linked to customer data leak in #India, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/coinbase-breach-linked-customer-data-leak-india-sources-say-2025-06-02/

#TaskUs #cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #crypto

#CISA warns of #ConnectWise #ScreenConnect bug exploited in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-connectwise-screenconnect-bug-exploited-in-attacks/

#cybersecurity

Health giant #Kettering still facing disruption weeks after #ransomware attack

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/health-giant-kettering-still-facing-disruption-weeks-after-ransomware-attack/

#cybersecurity #healthcare