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Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war

Same government, more victims: Access Now calls for an urgent investigation into hacking of MEP

6 Jul 2026 •

Access Now joins more than 20 human rights organizations and individuals in condemning Pegasus spyware attack against Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist and then-Member of the European Parliament

Press Release
Same government, more victims: Access Now calls for an urgent investigation into hacking of MEP
6 Jul 2026
Same government, more victims: Access Now calls for an urgent investigation into hacking of MEP
NSO

Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware

21 May 2026 •

Yesterday, Access Now and ten other civil society organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S.’ Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals calling to protect encryption from NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and to keep the lower court’s permanent injunction forbidding NSO from ever targeting WhatsApp or its customers’ devices ever again.

Press Release
Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware
21 May 2026
Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware
NSO

Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan

21 Apr 2026
Publication
Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan
21 Apr 2026
Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan
EU Human Rights Agenda

One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights

2 Dec 2025 •

A year into its new mandate and the European Commission is reversing course when it comes to safeguarding human rights in the EU.

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One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights
2 Dec 2025
One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights
Spyware

The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract  — and it should alarm everyone

15 Oct 2025
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The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract  — and it should alarm everyone
15 Oct 2025
The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract  — and it should alarm everyone
NSO

Paragon: stop spyware abuse and deliver justice to victims

19 Jun 2025
Press Release
Paragon: stop spyware abuse and deliver justice to victims
19 Jun 2025
Paragon: stop spyware abuse and deliver justice to victims
Paragon spyware

Paragon must answer for spyware use against civil society and journalists

19 Jun 2025 •

Access Now calls on Paragon to answer for the use of its spyware in Italy against journalists, and to address oversight failures.

Press Release
Paragon must answer for spyware use against civil society and journalists
19 Jun 2025
Paragon must answer for spyware use against civil society and journalists
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war

No normalising spyware: Italy admits use, but not the full extent

6 Jun 2025
Press Release
No normalising spyware: Italy admits use, but not the full extent
6 Jun 2025
No normalising spyware: Italy admits use, but not the full extent
Freedom of expression

Combating digital threats to safeguard press freedom

6 May 2025
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Combating digital threats to safeguard press freedom
6 May 2025
Combating digital threats to safeguard press freedom
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WhatsApp says a spyware company targeted journalists and civilians

3 Feb 2025
News
WhatsApp says a spyware company targeted journalists and civilians
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3 Feb 2025
WhatsApp says a spyware company targeted journalists and civilians
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