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......»»
The 7 best movie spies, ranked
In honor of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 hitting theaters this weekend, DT ranks the best movie spies in the history of cinema......»»
How a cloud flaw gave Chinese spies a key to Microsoft’s kingdom
Hackers stole a cryptographic key that let them forge user identities and slip past defenses. Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) For most IT professionals, the move to the cloud has been a godsend. Instead of.....»»
Tax preparers that shared private data with Meta, Google could be fined billions
One tax preparer said the scandal likely impacts every user of its services. Enlarge (credit: Pgiam | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Yesterday, Congress members revealed the results of a seven-month investigation into tax-f.....»»
Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn among executives ordered to testify in German investor suit
VW's main line of defense since the scandal broke in 2015 has been to blame a small group of engineers that it said colluded to rig the software and hid their tricks from company leadership......»»
Hubble observes spiral galaxy UGC 11860
The spiral galaxy UGC 11860 seems to float serenely against a field of background galaxies in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. UGC 11860 lies around 184 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus, and its untroubled app.....»»
Ex-Audi CEO Stadler fined $1.2M, avoids jail in VW diesel trial
Rupert Stadler is the first VW Group board member to be sentenced in Germany in connection with the 2015 diesel-rigging scandal......»»
Gal Gadot races to save the world in Heart of Stone trailer
Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot brings some superheroics to the world of spies in the first trailer for Netflix's action thriller Heart of Stone......»»
Apple denies spying on Russia for the US
Apple flat-out denies the claim by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) that it made backdoors into iOS that let American spies surveil officials and civilians in the country.Apple Park is a circle, not a spy ringThe FSB's unclear allegation is th.....»»
US govt banned NSO’s Pegasus, but said to buy rival spyware Paragon Graphite
The US government banned the use of NSO’s Pegasus spyware 18 months ago, but a new report today says that at least one government agency is using very similar malware from a rival company: Paragon Graphite. Graphite reportedly has the same capabil.....»»
Pegasus iPhone spyware is now a tool of war
Researchers claim that at least a dozen victims in Armenia were targeted with Pegasus in the first recorded use of the iPhone spyware in a military conflict.NSO Group, makers of spying tool PegasusThe NSO Group's spyware tool has previously been used.....»»
Apple alerted Pegasus spyware victims during first known use in a military conflict
Security researchers have documented the first known case of NSO’s Pegasus spyware being used in a military conflict. The hacks relate to the long-running military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, over a region claimed by both countries. T.....»»
Twitter sued over Saudi spying that allegedly landed popular user in prison [Updated]
Saudi Arabia became a top shareholder while its spies infiltrated Twitter. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Contributor | Photothek) [Update: A MENA Rights Group spokesperson told Ars that the group has been assisting.....»»
Twitter sued over Saudi spying that allegedly landed popular user in prison
Saudi Arabia became a top shareholder while its spies infiltrated Twitter. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Contributor | Photothek) While based in the United States from 2008 to 2014, human rights activist Abdulrahma.....»»
Ex-Audi CEO Stadler admits role in VW emissions scandal
Stadler's defense lawyer told the court that Stadler did not know that vehicles had been manipulated and buyers had been harmed, but he recognized it was a possibility and accepted that......»»
Exploding airbag inflators strike again—1 million GM SUVs are recalled
NHTSA says airbag inflators might be defective, but the supplier disagrees. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) There's another massive airbag safety scandal brewing. Last week, General Motors issued a recall for almost a mil.....»»
FBI disables Russian malware operation targeting foreign governments
The FBI has successfully disrupted a malware operation that allowed Russian spies to steal sensitive information from foreign governments over many years......»»
Former Audi CEO Stadler to make diesel scandal confession
Stadler is ready to make a confession in exchange for a suspended sentence and a payment of $1.21 million......»»
Continental manager admits involvement in diesel scandal and incriminates others, prosecutors say
The unnamed technical project manager is one of a total of 60 people under investigation for aiding and abetting fraud and breach of trust over the illegal use of defeat devices in VW diesel vehicles......»»
If you’ve ever used Facebook, you can now cash in on your share of its $725M privacy settlement
Five years ago, a major privacy scandal at Facebook surfaced as the world learned the social media giant allowed Cambridge Analytica to mine US user data through paid ads disguised as personality tests. Now after being settled as the largest privacy.....»»
The Facebook privacy settlement is real -- how to claim your share
Facebook users can submit a claim for a share of the $725 million class action settlement of a lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Here's how to get your share.Join the Facebook class action payoutIn 2018, it was discovered that Facebook ha.....»»