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Israeli spyware was used against US diplomats in Uganda

Vox

A hack targeting US officials is just the latest problem for NSO Group, the Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware. The aim, according to the Wall Street Journal , is to create a framework around the export and licensing controls of such technology, as well as create an information-sharing network to detect and report on its misuse.

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The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

The Verge

Beginning in the spring of 2018, scammers began to impersonate noted cryptocurrency enthusiast Elon Musk. The events of 2018 showed us three things. President Trump secretly granted the CIA more power to launch cyberattacks in 2018. The spyware was made by Israel’s NSO Group. Mary Hui / Quartz ). Governing. ?

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