2022-06-07
The crazy story about Joshua Schulte, the CIA software engineer accused of revenge leaking classified hacking tools in 2016 (see #Vault7), gets the full @newyorker treatment by the amazing @praddenkeefe: https://www.newyorker.com/...
New Yorker
An in-depth look at attempts by the US to prosecute hot-headed coder Joshua Schulte, who allegedly leaked the CIA's hacking arsenal, ahead of his June 13 trial
A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency's hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues? Tweets: @swiftonsecurity , @beijingp...
2021-07-16
“The company known as ‘Candiru,’ based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is a mercenary spyware firm that markets ‘untraceable’ spyware to government customers. Their product offering includes solutions for spying on computers, mobile devices, and cloud accounts.” https://twitter.com/...
VICE
Microsoft and Citizen Lab say government hackers from several countries have used spyware from Israeli vendor Candiru that uses two 0-day exploits in Windows
Microsoft and Citizen Lab found a new kind of spyware made by the mysterious Israeli vendor Candiru, and targeting someone in Europe based on their political beliefs.
2019-10-30
THREAD: This week, I have a long feature up at @newyorker about a “cyber intelligence” firm called Tiversa that spectacularly imploded three years ago. Lawsuits over it continue to this day. https://www.newyorker.com/...
New Yorker
A profile of the defunct cybersecurity company Tiversa, whose CEO is facing federal charges for falsifying evidence about data breaches to extort clients
Tiversa dominated an emerging online market—before it was accused of fraud, extortion, and manipulating the federal government. — I. THE FOOTBALL Tweets: @htemmal , @raffiwriter ...