Pegasus scandal: Are we all becoming unknowing spies?
We may be stepping into a world in which we are all spies - and at the same time are all spied on......»»
iPhone Lockdown Mode coming in iOS 16 to protect against targeted cyber attacks, here’s how it works
Apple filed a lawsuit against ‘Pegasus’ spyware creator NSO Group last fall and announced it would be donating $10 million+ to organizations pursuing cyber-surveillance research and advocacy. Now taking the next step in combatting sophisticated.....»»
Years After Brigham-Harvard Scandal, US Pours Millions Into Tainted Stem-Cell Field
Faked heart studies by a once-obscure scientist duped the U.S. government and medical establishment for years. Washington is still paying for it. From a Reuters investigation: Mario Ricciardi, a young Italian molecular biologist, was thrilled when he.....»»
NSO Pegasus spyware used by at least five EU countries; interim report published
NSO Pegasus spyware has been used by at least five EU countries, admits the company. The admission was made as part of a European Union investigation into the impact of Pegasus, with an interim report now published. It’s likely that the true numbe.....»»
Apple Hit With Yet Another "Batterygate" Lawsuit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: The memory of "Batterygate" continues to be a thorn in Apple's side. In case you need a reminder, "Batterygate" refers to a 2016/17 scandal where Apple added an undocumented battery throttling capabilit.....»»
Spyware firm NSO Group could be acquired by US defense contractor
Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group, which has been beset by controversy, could be acquired by a US defense contractor named L3Harris.NSO Group headquarters in Israel.The Israeli-based cyber surveillance is currently moving toward a deal to be acquired b.....»»
Inside the $100K+ forgery scandal that’s roiling PC game collecting
From Akalabeth to Xenobia, many rare PC titles are now considered elaborate scams. Enlarge / Beyond adventure lies... forgery? (credit: Collage by Aurich Lawson) Before last month, Enrico Ricciardi was one of the most respect.....»»
Supreme Court Seeks Biden Views on WhatsApp "Pegasus" Spyware Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta Platforms' WhatsApp can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messagi.....»»
Cash-strapped Pegasus spyware developers wanted to sell to "red-flag" countries
Expenses and loan repayments have hampered Pegasus developer NSO Group from the start, and even before US blacklisting, the company reportedly looked to sell the spyware to countries it knew would abuse it.NSO CEO Shalev Hulio has previously insisted.....»»
Mark Zuckerberg must pay for Cambridge Analytica data scandal, DC lawsuit says
Zuckerberg and Facebook sold "as much access to users as possible," AG says. Enlarge / Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies via video conference during a House antitrust subcommittee hearing on online platforms and market power on Ju.....»»
DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over his handling of the Cambridge Analytica incident
Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine sued Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, accusing the Facebook co-founder of misleading the public on the company's handling of privacy and personal data in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal......»»
NSA Says "No Backdoor" for Spies in New US Encryption Scheme
The US is readying new encryption standards that will be so ironclad that even the nation's top code-cracking agency says it won't be able to bypass them. From a report: The National Security Agency has been involved in parts of the process but insis.....»»
FBI Told Israel It Wanted Pegasus Hacking Tool For Investigations
The F.B.I. informed the Israeli government in a 2018 letter that it had purchased Pegasus, the notorious hacking tool, to collect data from mobile phones to aid ongoing investigations, the clearest documentary evidence to date that the bureau weighed.....»»
Spanish Prime Minister"s Mobile Phone Infected By Pegasus Spyware
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Spanish authorities have detected "Pegasus" spyware in the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles, the government minister for the presidency, Felix Bolano.....»»
iPhone belonging to Spanish prime minister was hit with Pegasus spyware
Spanish authorities say that the iPhones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were compromised by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.Malware illustrationSanchez's mobile device was infected in May 2021 and at least one data.....»»
Hubble spies on 25 hot Jupiters to learn about their atmospheres
The Hubble Space Telescope have investigated 25 exoplanets to find out about how the composition of their atmospheres......»»
Netflix"s next all-star movie spies a summer release date
The Gray Man, Netflix's upcoming spy thriller starring Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling, bags a summer 2022 release date......»»
Gaslit review: A searing critique of American political corruption
Gaslit is an entertaining new series about the real-life Watergate scandal......»»
Spyware and Pegasus: How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
Writing for the New Yorker, Ronan Farrow reports on Pegasus, "a spyware technology designed by NSO Group, an Israeli firm, which can extract the contents of a phone, giving access to its texts and photographs, or activate its camera and microphone to.....»»
American Phone-Tracking Firm Demo"d Surveillance Powers By Spying On CIA and NSA
Anomaly Six, a secretive government contractor, claims to monitor the movements of billions of phones around the world and unmask spies with the press of a button. Reader BeerFartMoron shares a report: In the months leading up to Russia's invasion of.....»»
A Very British Scandal review: Come for drama, stay for Foy
Here's how A Very British Scandal stacks up to 2018's A Very English Scandal......»»