Microsoft says Israeli group sold tools to hack Windows

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Microsoft says Israeli group sold tools to hack Windows

Spyware used to target dissidents.

An Israeli group sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows, Microsoft and technology human rights group Citizen Lab said on Thursday, shedding light on the growing business of finding and selling tools to hack widely used software. The hacking tool vendor, named Candiru, created and sold a ...

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