https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvz5yv/israeli-spyware-vendor-candiru-zero-day-exploits-microsoft-citizen-lab

Government hackers from several countries used spyware made by an Israeli company to target victims all over the world, according to new research by digital rights watchdog Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The spyware leveraged two unknown vulnerabilities—also known as zero-day exploits—in Windows. 

Citizen Lab and Microsoft worked together on the research, and published reports detailing their findings on Thursday. The company said it detected hacking attempts on more than 100 victims including "politicians, human rights activists, journalists, academics, embassy workers, and political dissidents" in Pelstine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Spain, UK, and other countries. Citizen Lab said it was able to identify and reach out to a victim who let its researchers analyze their computer and extract the malware.