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.....»»
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.....»»
iPhone spyware maker NSO struggled to make payroll; wants to sell to red-flagged countries
The financial problems of iPhone spyware maker NSO were so bad by the end of last year that it struggled to make payroll – after the company failed to make a single sale over a period of several months. The company, which sells software to remotel.....»»
FluBot takedown: Law enforcement takes control of Android spyware’s infrastructure
An international law enforcement operation involving 11 countries has disrupted the spreading of the FluBot Android malware, which spreads via SMS and MMS and steals sensitive information – passwords, online banking details, etc. – from i.....»»
New AI Could Prevent Eavesdropping By Disguising Words With Custom Noise
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Big Brother is listening. Companies use "bossware" to listen to their employees when they're near their computers. Multiple "spyware" apps can record phone calls. And home devices such as Amazon's E.....»»
Paving your path to SASE: 4 tips for achieving connectivity and security
Today, optimized network connectivity and security are both first-class citizens; IT teams can no longer sacrifice one for the other. As the number of distributed workers continues to skyrocket, the quantity of new devices linking to company networks.....»»
France doesn’t want its citizens to say ‘esports’
France is looking to limit terms like "esports" and other English gaming words in its ongoing fight to preserve the purity of its native language......»»
Google warns Android users of Predator spyware that can listen in on you
Google has published a security blog in which they are warning users of a newly-discovered Predator spyware that can listen in on you on infected Android devices. The post Google warns Android users of Predator spyware that can listen in on you first.....»»
FairEmail Developer Calls It Quits After Google Falsely Flags App As Spyware
"The developer of the open source email client FairEmail pulled all of his applications from Google Play and announced that he would stop development," reports gHacks. The announcement comes shortly after the developer received an email from Google s.....»»
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.....»»
NSO Group Keeping Owners "in the Dark", Manager Says
Israeli spyware company NSO Group has stonewalled questions over whether it is operating legally, according to consultants acting on behalf of the controversial company's owners. From a report: Berkeley Research Group, the US consultancy that was las.....»»
How mobile users in authoritarian countries evade government controls
There's a growing struggle between many governments and their citizens to control information flowing through the internet......»»
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.....»»
Immersive VR: Empowering kids to survive in fire, flood and war
When you live in the driest State in the driest country in the world, bushfires are an unfortunate, and all-too-regular part of life. Learning how to survive such emergencies is important for all people, but especially for our youngest citizens.....»»
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.....»»
Obama Says Social Media Falsehoods Spur Skepticism on Politics
Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned that the way Americans communicate on social media networks has weakened democracy. Bloomberg: Obama, who owns the podcasting and film company Higher Ground, warned that "citizens no longer know what to belie.....»»
Pegasus targeted US iPhones indirectly; device infected in British prime minister’s office; Catalans targeted in Spain
NSO spyware Pegasus targeted US iPhones indirectly, despite the company forbidding customers from infecting phones with American SIMs. Devices belonging to Catalan politicians and others were also infected, with the Spanish government suspected to b.....»»
No 10 Suspected of Being Target of NSO Spyware Attack, Boris Johnson "Told"
Boris Johnson has been told his Downing Street office has been targeted with "multiple" suspected infections using Pegasus, the sophisticated hacking software that can turn a phone into a remote listening device, it was claimed on Monday. The Guardia.....»»
Catalan Independence Leaders Targeted By Spyware, Rights Group Says
Catalonia's regional leader accused the Spanish government on Monday of spying on its citizens after a rights group said his phone and dozens more belonging to Catalan pro-independence figures had been infected with spyware used by sovereign states......»»
Pegasus used to infect iPhones owned by Catalonian officials
Pegasus, NSO Group's spyware used to hack iPhones, has been caught up in another spying scandal, with the surveillance tool used against devices owned by civil society and political figures in Catalonia, Spain.NSO Group, who made Pegasus and sold it.....»»