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The European Union<\/a> found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company's spy software, the bloc's top justice official said in a letter seen by Reuters.
In a July 25 letter sent to Eu<\/a>ropean lawmaker Sophie in 't Veld, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders<\/a> said iPhone maker Apple<\/a> had told him in 2021 that his iPhone had possibly been hacked using Pegasus<\/a>, a tool developed and sold to government clients by Israeli surveillance firm NSO<\/a> Group.
The warning from Apple triggered the inspection of Reynders' personal and professional devices as well as other phones used by European Commission employees, the letter said.
Though the investigation did not find conclusive proof that Reynders' or EU staff phones were hacked, investigators discovered \"indicators of compromise\" - a term used by security researchers to describe that evidence exists showing a hack occurred.
Reynders' letter did not provide further detail and he said \"it is impossible to attribute these indicators to a specific perpetrator with full certainty.\" It added that the investigation was still active.
Messages left with Reynders, the European Commission, and Reynders' spokesman David Marechal were not immediately returned.
An NSO spokeswoman said the firm would willingly cooperate with an EU investigation.
\"Our assistance is even more crucial, as there is no concrete proof so far that a breach occurred,\" the spokeswoman said in a statement to Reuters. \"Any illegal use by a customer targeting activists, journalists, etc., is considered a serious misuse.\"
NSO Group is being sued by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating its user terms and services agreement.
LAWMAKERS' QUESTIONS<\/strong>
Reuters first reported in April that the European Union was investigating whether phones used by Reynders and other senior European officials had been hacked using software designed in Israel. Reynders and the European Commission declined to comment on the report at the time.
Reynders' acknowledgement in the letter of hacking activity was made in response to inquiries from European lawmakers, who earlier this year formed a committee to investigate the use of surveillance software in Europe.
Last week the committee announced that its investigation found 14 EU member states had purchased NSO technology in the past.
Reynders' letter - which was shared with Reuters by in 't Veld, the committee's rapporteur - said officials in Hungary, Poland and Spain had been or were in the process of being questioned about their use of Pegasus.
In 't Veld said it was imperative to find out who targeted the EU Commission, suggesting it would be especially scandalous if it were found that an EU member state was responsible.
The European Commission also raised the issue with Israeli authorities, asking them to take steps to \"prevent the misuse of their products in the EU,\" the letter said.
A spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Defense<\/a> did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Apple's alerts, sent late last year, told targeted users that a hacking tool, dubbed ForcedEntry, may have been used against their devices to download spyware<\/a>. Apple said in a lawsuit that ForcedEntry had been the work of NSO Group. Reuters also previously reported that another, smaller Israeli firm named QuaDream<\/a> had developed a nearly identical tool.
In November, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden gave NSO Group a designation that makes it harder for U.S. companies to do business with them, after determining that its phone-hacking technology had been used by foreign governments to \"maliciously target\" political dissidents around the world.
NSO, which has kept its client list confidential, has said that it sells its products only to \"vetted and legitimate\" government clients.
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欧盟发现员工手机妥协与间谍软件:信
在7月25日致函欧洲议员苏菲在t草原,欧盟司法委员Didier Reynders说iPhone制造商苹果iPhone在2021年曾告诉他,他有可能被黑客入侵使用飞马,工具开发和出售给政府由以色列监测公司NSO集团客户。
的欧盟发现,智能手机所使用的一些工作人员被以色列一家公司的间谍软件,欧元区高级司法官员被路透社的信中说。
7月25日致函欧盟ropean议员苏菲在欧盟司法委员t草原,迪迪埃Reynders说iPhone制造商苹果2021年曾告诉他,他的iPhone可能被黑客入侵使用呢珀加索斯政府客户开发和销售工具,由以色列监测公司太阳亮度组。
苹果引发了检查的警告Reynders的个人和专业的设备以及其他欧洲委员会的员工使用的手机,信中说。
调查没有发现确凿证明Reynders”或欧盟员工电话被窃听,调查人员发现“妥协”的指标——安全研究人员所使用的一个术语来描述,证据显示入侵发生。
Reynders信没有提供进一步的细节,他说“这是不可能的,这些指标属性到一个特定的行凶者充分肯定。”It added that the investigation was still active.
消息剩下Reynders、欧盟委员会(European Commission)和Reynders发言人David Marechal没有立即返回。
太阳一位发言人说,公司愿意配合欧盟的一份调查报告。
“我们的援助是更为关键,因为到目前为止没有具体证据,违约发生,”路透社的发言人在一份声明中说。“任何非法使用客户针对活动家、记者等,被认为是一个严重的滥用。”
NSO集团正在起诉苹果(aapl . o:行情)(苹果(aapl . o:行情)侵犯其用户协议和服务条款。
议员的提问
路透社4月首次报道,欧盟正在调查是否Reynders所使用的手机和其他欧洲高级官员一直在以色列入侵使用软件设计。Reynders和欧盟委员会拒绝评论报告。
Reynders在信中确认的黑客活动是在回应欧洲议员的质询,他今年早些时候成立了一个委员会来调查在欧洲使用监控软件。
委员会上周宣布,其调查发现14个欧盟成员国在过去买了NSO技术。
Reynders的信——这是共享与路透在t草原,委员会的书记说,官员在匈牙利,波兰和西班牙已经或正受到质疑的过程中对他们使用飞马。
在t草原说这是必须找出谁有针对性的欧盟委员会,这表明它特别可耻的如果是发现一个欧盟成员国的责任。
欧盟委员会还与以色列当局提出了这个问题,要求他们采取措施”防止滥用他们的产品在欧盟,”信中说。
的发言人以色列国防部没有立即回复记者的置评请求。
苹果的警报,去年年底,告诉目标用户,一个黑客工具,被称为ForcedEntry,可能被用来对付他们的设备下载间谍软件。苹果在诉讼称,ForcedEntry NSO组的工作。路透社也曾报道,另一个较小的以色列公司命名QuaDream开发了一个几乎相同的工具。
去年11月,美国总统拜登(Joe Biden)的政府给了NSO集团指定使美国公司更难与他们做生意,在确定其窃听技术被外国政府使用“恶意目标”世界各地的持不同政见者。
太阳亮度,使其客户名单保密,说它只出售其产品“审查和合法”政府客户。
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