WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon
What You Need To Know Türkiye Today : WhatsApp claims Israeli spyware targeted 90 journalists Business Today : WhatsApp exposes spyware targeting journalists, some users by Israeli firm Rimjhim Singh ...
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft Chris McKay / Maginative : Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE's G42 Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Microsoft invests $1...
Sources, reports, and analysis: Chinese hackers targeted the Kenyan government from late 2019 until at least 2022 to find information on debt owed to China
Chinese hackers targeted Kenya's government in a widespread, years-long series of digital intrusions against key ministries and state institutions … Tweets: @bing_chris , @bing_chris , @pearswick , @p...
The US DOJ alleges former Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole Apple's autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car
At all times relevant to this Indictment: 1. Apple, Inc. ("Apple") … Mashable : Man allegedly stole entire source code of Apple's self-driving project Ryan Daws / Internet of Things News : DoJ charge...
Sources: The White House is split over Kaspersky sanctions, which could spur Russian cyberattacks and make enforcement hard due to the company's large clientele
but the idea has split the administration due to concerns over the size and scope of such a move. w/ @vmsalama https://www.wsj.com/... Jan Lemnitzer / @janlemnitzer : Like the EU, the US government is...
Internal documents describe how Amazon's lobbying helped it kill or undermine privacy protections in more than three dozen bills across 25 US states
has been the primary opponent to our efforts to pass good privacy laws. The fact that they privately gloat about killing the IL geolocation bill says everything about who Amazon really is. https://www...
Sources: US is investigating a recently discovered hack against federal agencies that used a vulnerability in Pulse Secure VPN, that began during Trump years
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told a panel of House Appropriators … Stephen E. Arnold / Beyond Search : How Are Those Cyber Security Vendors Performing? (Yes, That Is the Correct Word) Tweets: Chris Bin...
Sources: Chinese hackers are thought to have hacked a payroll agency inside the US Dept. of Agriculture in 2020 by exploiting another bug in SolarWinds software
Update Now Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek : China-Linked Hackers Exploited SolarWinds Flaw in U.S. Government Attack: Report Phil Muncaster / infosecurity-magazine.com : US Payroll Agency Targeted in Se...
WH officials propose ending the “dual-hat” leadership arrangement of NSA and Cyber Command, renewing debate over splitting up the agencies amid recent attacks
though “when” is a tricky question. But the idea that this is going to happen in the final 32 days of an administration, under an acting SefDef, without congressional support (and while POTUS is holdi...
Sources: state-backed Russian hacking group APT29, or Cozy Bear, is behind the hacks of US Treasury, NTIA, and FireEye
Treasury, Commerce, FireEye—were breached through an IT Management System called Solar Winds https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : Sen. Angus King says hack is especially bad as ...