The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.

A parliamentary investigation answered some — but not all — the questions related to a spyware scandal involving the use of the Israeli company’s spyware, Graphite.

Google's Threat Analysis Group, which investigates government-backed hacks, was credited with the discovery of the zero-days.

Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the target.

The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack.

The landmark trial between WhatsApp and NSO Group unearthed several new revelations. We recap some of them here.

The researchers said the attackers behind the campaign had "deep understanding of the target community."

This glossary includes the most common terms and expressions TechCrunch uses in our security reporting, and explanations of how — and why — we use them.

The list of 1,223 victims in 51 countries hints at the “true scale of the spyware problem,” per one researcher.

The advisories say the spyware apps are used to target members of civil society who may oppose China’s state interests.

The most severe security bug can be exploited without user interaction, per Google.