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Tech CEO Fined $410K for Selling Illegal Spyware

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The unsuspecting victims of the illegal spyware sold by tech CEO Patrick Hinchy felt the painful sting of this violation of privacy firsthand, as their every call, text, location, and online activity was being monitored without their knowledge or consent.

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Pegasus Spyware Used to Target 30 Pro-Democracy Activists in Thailand

SecureWorld News

JULY 18, 2022

The controversial Pegasus spyware continues to stay in the news cycle, as a new report from the Citizen Lab details how the technology was used to target pro-democracy activists in Thailand. Understandably, this led to mass protests and social media campaigns like #WhyDoWeNeedAKing and #FreeYouth. Pegasus spyware in Thailand.

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NSO Group's Spyware May Have Been Used to Target U.S. State Department Officials

Gizmodo

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Apple recently revealed a new policy that would notify users if their devices were the targets of a state-sponsored attack conducted using spyware from Israeli surveillance-for-hire firm NSO Group. Now, just weeks later, a new report from Reuters claims at least nine U.S. State Department officials found themselves on… Read more.

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Apple Files Lawsuit Against Israeli Surveillance Company NSO Group

Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance-for-hire company NSO Group over its Pegasus spyware that has been used to target Apple devices. Read more.

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China-Linked Apps Pose Threat to Google Play Store Users

SecureWorld News

JULY 10, 2023

The Google Play Store, a widely-trusted source for Android applications, has recently become a battleground for a concerning wave of spyware with ties to China. Pradeo, the mobile security company that discovered these malicious apps, has released a report discussing the spyware lurking on the Google Play Store. million users.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Last week technology news site Re:Code announced that it would stop hosting comments on its own sites as the conversation around stories was already happening on social media. How Apple Forces New Technology to Improve the Future. Apple rounds up top iOS app developers for Aids charity campaign.

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The vibe shift in Silicon Valley

The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

A vibe shift, she wrote, is “a relatively simple idea: In the culture, sometimes things change, and a once-dominant social wavelength starts to feel dated.”. In particular, I’ve been working on how to apply it to my chosen field: tech journalism, which is driven as much by social wavelengths as any other part of our culture.

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The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Among the hacked accounts were President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, the Apple and Uber corporate accounts, and pop star Kanye West. Apple won its court fight against European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager over a record $14.9 The spyware was made by Israel’s NSO Group.

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Why CIOs May Be The Company's Biggest Security Risk (a chief information officer needs an IT strategy to create IT alignment)

The Accidental Successful CIO

MARCH 21, 2012

Couple all of the standard threats and then add in today’s popular social media sites and you have a real problem on your hands. The fact that hackers can reach out to you via numerous social media sites means that they are just that much closer to getting into your corporate network. What We Need To Be Doing.

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Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

There is still no federal-wide data privacy laws, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill banning law enforcement and intelligence agencies from easily purchasing personal data use that includes location tracking, social media activity and search history records.

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Antitrust investigations aren’t the biggest threat to Facebook’s future

The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

Finally, if you break us up, a giant technology company from China will likely emerge as the world’s dominant social network, creating a beachhead for the expansion of Chinese soft power — and, along with it, censorship and authoritarianism. The news comes from a study of 225 viral posts by Media Matters for America.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. What about social media? So here's the thing, SpyPhone is not an isolated incident.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Pegasus is pricey.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Pegasus is pricey.

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THE CYBERWIRE DAILY PODCAST EP. 389 WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID BRUMLEY

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Pegasus is pricey.

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Tech CEO Fined $410K for Selling Illegal Spyware

Pegasus Spyware Used to Target 30 Pro-Democracy Activists in Thailand

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NSO Group's Spyware May Have Been Used to Target U.S. State Department Officials

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China-Linked Apps Pose Threat to Google Play Store Users

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The vibe shift in Silicon Valley

The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

Why CIOs May Be The Company's Biggest Security Risk (a chief information officer needs an IT strategy to create IT alignment)

Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

Antitrust investigations aren’t the biggest threat to Facebook’s future

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

THE CYBERWIRE DAILY PODCAST EP. 389 WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID BRUMLEY

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