The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to spyware maker Intellexa, reversing a designation imposed by the Biden administration in 2024
Suzanne Smalley / The Record :
The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to spyware maker Intellexa, reversing a designation imposed by the Biden administration in 2024
Suzanne Smalley / The Record :
A US judge bars NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users and cuts the ~$168M damages verdict awarded to Meta by a jury in May to $4M, ruling it was excessive
Meta previously won $168 million in damages over claims spyware compromised WhatsApp users, but a judge reduced the damages down to $4 million.
A Citizen Lab report finds that two European journalists had their iPhones hacked with Paragon spyware; Apple fixed the zero-day used in the spyware in February
Act Now To Prevent Attacks Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : Apple Confirms iPhone Flaw Was Used to Spy on Journalists Kevin Poireault / Infosecurity : European Journalists Target...
A US jury awards Meta nearly $168M in damages from Israeli spyware maker NSO Group in connection with the 2019 spyware attack on 1,400+ WhatsApp users' phones
Although NSO Group will likely appeal, the jury's award represents a significant win for privacy advocates and critics of the notorious spyware vendor.
WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon
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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...
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case. — Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday …
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case. — Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday …
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case. — Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday …
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case. — Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday …
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case. — Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday …
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case. — Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday …
The US and Microsoft seize 107 websites used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies in the US operating under Star Blizzard, a group active since 2016
Today, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a civil action brought … Ben Johnson : 👏 I'm very proud that today, it was unveiled that the NGO-ISAC,...
The US says Poland, Ireland, Finland, Germany, Japan, and South Korea joined the US-led anti-spyware pact; Five Eyes and six countries signed the pledge in 2023
Sean Lyngaas / CNN :
The US State Department implements a new policy that allows “the imposition of visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware”
Sam Sabin / Axios :
Google's TAG publishes a report on commercial spyware, detailing ~40 vendors, and says global governments should take more aggressive steps to combat spyware
The commercial spyware industry continues to supply highly advanced surveillance capabilities despite efforts to better regulate it.
WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations
If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used … The Hacker News : WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship Jon Porter / T...
How Tor has been fighting Russia's efforts to block the anonymous browser since December 2021, including using Telegram to share volunteer-run Tor bridges
Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results. — For years, the anonymity service Tor … Tweets: @heartlandorg , @wedf_forum , @oliverlin...
After Apple notified Thai activists and human rights supporters in November they had been hacked, Citizen Lab confirms 30+ have been hacked by NSO's Pegasus
Listen — Gift Article — More than 30 Thai activists and supporters have been hacked with NSO Group's potent Pegasus spyware …