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.....»»
European Commission plans to prohibit anonymous crypto transfers and wallets
The European Commission (EC) proposals presented this week aim to protect EU citizens and the EU's financial system by enforcing its anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorism financing (CFT) rules. With the proposal package, EC hopes to de.....»»
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.....»»
France Investigates Report Morocco Had Macron"s Phone Hacked
France is looking into a news report that the phone of French President Emmanuel Macron may have been tapped on behalf of Morocco using spyware developed by Israel's NSO group, his office said Tuesday. From a report: A Moroccan surveillance agency at.....»»
Apple under pressure over iPhone security after NSO spyware claims
Apple urged to work with rivals after alleged surveillance of journalists, activists. Enlarge / Mobile devices can make people vulnerable to online piracy through privacy settings, Bydgoszcz, Poland, on August 7, 2016. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Nur.....»»
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.....»»
“Clickless” exploits from Israeli firm hacked activists’ fully updated iPhones
NSO Group says its spyware targets only criminals and terrorists. Critics disagree. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Smartphones belonging to more than three dozen journalists, human rights activists, and business executives have been infected w.....»»
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.....»»
Despite the Hype, iPhone Security No Match For NSO Spyware
International investigation finds 23 Apple devices that were successfully hacked. From a report: The text delivered last month to the iPhone 11 of Claude Mangin, the French wife of a political activist jailed in Morocco, made no sound. It produced no.....»»
Germany questions warning system after deadly floods
As Germany mourns more than 150 people who died in floods and begins a mammoth clean-up task, questions are mounting about whether the country's weather warning system failed to keep citizens safe......»»
Mysterious Israeli Spyware Vendor"s Windows Zero-Days Caught in the Wild
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. From a report: The spyware leveraged two unknown v.....»»
No, Open Source Audacity Audio Editor Is Not "Spyware"
Over the Fourth of July weekend, a number of news outlets, including Slashdot, ran stories warning that the free and open-source audio editor Audacity may now be classified as spyware due to recent updates to its privacy policy. Ars Technica's Jim Sa.....»»
No, open source Audacity audio editor is not “spyware”
The community's telemetry concerns were received and addressed two months ago. Enlarge / Familiar to many an at-home podcaster. (credit: Jim Salter) Over the fourth of July weekend, several open source news outlets began warning readers that t.....»»
Open Source Audio Editor Audacity Has Become "Spyware"
Anyone deciding to download the free and open-source audio editor Audacity is being warned that the software may now be classified as spyware due to recent updates to its privacy policy. From a report: Audacity has been around for over 21 years and c.....»»
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.....»»
Dear Sophie: How can I bring my parents and sister to the US?
U.S. citizens who are at least 21 years and can sponsor a broader list of family members for green cards: parents, spouses, children and stepchildren, and brothers and sisters. Sophie Alcorn Contributor.....»»
El Salvador is Giving Away Free Bitcoin To Its Citizens
Millions of Americans received stimulus checks in the past year, but Salvadoreans will be soon be receiving one paid in Bitcoin. From a report: The Central American country will give U.S. $30 worth of Bitcoin to each adult citizen that downloads and.....»»
French Spyware Bosses Indicted For Their Role In the Torture of Dissidents
Senior executives at a French spyware firm have been indicted for the company's sale of surveillance software to authoritarian regimes in Libya and Egypt that resulted in the torture and disappearance of dissidents. MIT Technology Review reports: Whi.....»»
As many state of emergency declarations during the first wave of the pandemic as in the preceding decade
In 2020, as many states of emergency were declared around the world during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as there were in the entire previous decade. The influence of neighboring countries on each other, weak democracies and poor pandemic p.....»»
Pakistan Province May Block SIM Cards of Citizens Who Didn"t Get Covid-19 Vaccines
The government in Pakistan's largest province, Punjab, has decided to block SIM cards of unvaccinated citizens, reports the Hindustan Times (one of the largest newspapers in India), citing reports from news agency ANI. Dr. Rashid, the provincial he.....»»