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Amazon Web Services bans accounts linked with Pegasus spyware

The Verge

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has banned NSO Group, the company behind the Pegasus spyware program. When we learned of this activity, we acted quickly to shut down the relevant infrastructure and accounts,” an Amazon Web Services spokesperson confirmed to The Verge. AWS wasn’t the only service NSO apparently used.

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Spyware scandal rocks Polish government

The Verge

Several members of political opposition groups in Poland have produced evidence that they were hacked by Pegasus spyware, raising alarming questions about the Polish government’s use of the software. In both cases, traces of Pegasus spyware were found on the targets’ devices. a threat to “the rules-based international order”.

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Cybercrooks Are Increasingly Adept at Gaming Google's Services

SecureWorld News

Scammers and malware authors know a good opportunity when they see one, especially if it's a vulnerability in a popular web service. Under the guise of account hacking tools, the malefactors were mostly distributing a spyware program known as Emotet. Any area of the Google ecosystem fits the mold of such a juicy target.

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