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......»»
Apple defends iPhone security amid NSO’s Pegasus zero-click iMessage exploit
Over the weekend, an explosive report from Amnesty International detailed targeted attacks towards target human rights activists, lawyers, and journalists using Apple’s iMessage system as a vector by which to deliver the zero-click attacks. In a n.....»»
You can check your iPhone for Pegasus spyware (unlikely as it is)
It’s extremely unlikely that your phone has been hacked using NSO software, but there is now a way to check your iPhone for Pegasus spyware – or, at least, some tell-tale signs. The spyware was used to target human rights activists, lawyers.....»»
Telegram Founder Listed in Leaked Pegasus Project Data
Amid the varied cast of people whose numbers appear on a list of individuals selected by NSO Group's client governments, one name stands out as particularly ironic. Pavel Durov, the enigmatic Russian-born tech billionaire who has built his reputation.....»»
Edward Snowden Calls For Spyware Trade Ban Amid Pegasus Revelations
Governments must impose a global moratorium on the international spyware trade or face a world in which no mobile phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers, Edward Snowden has warned in the wake of revelations about the clients of NSO Group. The Gua.....»»
This tool tells you if NSO’s Pegasus spyware targeted your phone
Over the weekend, an international consortium of news outlets reported that several authoritarian governments — including Mexico, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates — used spyware developed by NSO Group to hack into the phones of thousands of t.....»»
Amazon Web Services disables cloud accounts linked to NSO Group
Amazon Web Services confirmed on Monday that it disabled cloud accounts linked to NSO Group following reports by news organizations and activist groups that the Israeli firm's Pegasus software had been used to surveil journalists and government offic.....»»
Facebook catches Iranian spies catfishing US military targets
Hackers posed as recruiters, journalists, and hospitality workers to lure their victims. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If you’re a member of the US military who's gotten friendly Facebook messages from private-sector recruiters for months o.....»»
Electrify America to double number of EV chargers as wave of electric vehicles come to market
Electrify America, the entity set up by Volkswagen as part of its settlement with U.S. regulators over its diesel emissions cheating scandal, said it will double the number of its electric vehicle fast charging stations in the United States and Canad.....»»
A new ‘digital violence’ platform maps dozens of victims of NSO Group’s spyware
For the first time, researchers have mapped all the known targets, including journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, whose phones were hacked by Pegasus, a spyware developed by NSO Group. Forensic Architecture, an academic unit at Goldsmi.....»»
Russian Hackers Are Abusing VPNs To Hijack Accounts, US and UK Officials Say
Russian spies accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have spent much of the past two years abusing virtual private networks (VPNs) to target hundreds of organizations worldwide, U.S. and British authorities said on Thursday. Re.....»»
This Robot Spies on Creatures in the Ocean"s ‘Twilight Zone’
Mesobot looks like a giant AirPods case, but it's in fact a sophisticated machine that tracks animals making the most epic migration on Earth......»»
Sticky baseballs: The physics of the latest scandal in Major League Baseball
Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers' modifying the ball's surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involving pitchers who may be applying sticky substances—what players refer.....»»
Facebook says it will ignore emergency data collection ban issued in Germany over WhatsApp rules
Johannes Caspar, the commissioner of the HmbBfDI, indicated in a press release that Facebook has a history of user-privacy abuse, pointing to the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the recent leak of 500 million records. More urgently, Caspar fears that.....»»
German prosecutors charge more VW managers in emissions scandal
The suspects, who were not named, are accused of aiding and abetting fraud in combination with tax evasion, indirect false certification and criminal advertising......»»
MI5 Warns of Spies Using LinkedIn To Trick Staff Into Spilling Secrets
According to the United Kingdom's Security Service, known as MI5, hostile states are creating fake LinkedIn profiles to trick users into spilling secrets. The BBC reports: At least 10,000 UK nationals have been approached by fake profiles linked to h.....»»
Are You Worried? … Would It Help?
Amy and I watched Bridge of Spies over the weekend. We enjoyed it, but particularly loved one interaction between the lawyer (James Donovan) and the accused Russian spy (Rudolf Abel). Donovan: You don’t seem alarmed? Abel: Would it help? At mul.....»»
NGK Spark Plugs launches $100M corporate venture fund, will seek M&A opportunities
NGK Spark Plug, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automative spark plugs, announced a new $100 million fund to invest in startups and find potential merger and acquisition deals. The fund was launched with Pegasus Tech Ventures, the ̶.....»»
How Jamaica failed to handle its JamCOVID scandal
Amber Group claimed it faced "cyberattacks, hacking and mischievous players." In reality, the app was just not that secure. As governments scrambled to lock down their populations after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared last March, some co.....»»
Image: Hubble spots a galaxy with a peculiar arm
This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 7678—a galaxy with one particularly prominent arm, located approximately 164 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus (the Winged Horse)......»»
VW to claim damages from former CEO Winterkorn, ex-Audi boss Stadler over diesel scandal
VW's Winterkorn and Audi's Stadler breached their duties of care by failing to adequately investigate the use of illegal software in diesel engines, the automaker's supervisory board said......»»