An Israeli firm's hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organisations across at least 10 countries — including people in North America and Europe — according to new research published Tuesday (April 11) by Microsoft Corp and the internet watchdog Citizen Lab. Citizen Lab said in its report that it had been able to identify a...
A Microsoft logo is seen a day after Microsoft Corp's US$26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn Corp, in Los Angeles, California, US on June 14, 2016.An Israeli firm's hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organisations across at least 10 countries — including people in North America and Europe — according to new research published Tuesday by Microsoft Corp and the internet watchdog Citizen Lab.
In its report published at the same time, Microsoft said it believed with "high confidence" that the spyware was "strongly linked to QuaDream." Israeli lawyer Vibeke Dank, whose email was listed on QuaDream's corporate registration form, did not return a message seeking comment. Repeated attempts by Reuters to reach QuaDream over the past year — including a visit to the company’s office outside Tel Aviv — have been unsuccessful.
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