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Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder

Security Affairs

Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Officially the sale of surveillance software is limited to authorized governments to support investigation of agencies on criminal organizations and terrorist groups. COUNTRY NEXUS.

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Malicious app exploiting CVE-2019-2215 zero-day available in Google Play since March

Security Affairs

According to Stone, the CVE-2019-2215 vulnerability was being used or sold by the controversial surveillance firm NSO Group , it was exploited by its surveillance software Pegasus. SideWinder, a group that has been active since 2012, is a known threat and has reportedly targeted military entities’ Windows machines.

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Facebook May Have Gotten Hacked, and Maybe It’s Better We Don’t Know

Adam Levin

A week after it landed with a curious (and most likely spurious) thud, Zuckerberg’s announcement about a new tack on consumer privacy still has the feel of an unexpected message from some parallel universe where surveillance (commercial and/or spycraft) isn’t the new normal.

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If I Go to a Protest, What Kinds of Personal Information Might Police Collect About Me? (important guest post)

Architect Security

And when thousands of protesters are out on the street, the opportunity is ripe for law enforcement to not only surveil the scene but to collect personal information that it can then hold on to for a long time. So your experience will depend on where you are.

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Law enforcement agencies can extract data from thousands of cars’ infotainment systems

Security Affairs

Recently security the security expert researcher Sam Curry warned of vulnerabilities in mobile apps that exposed Hyundai and Genesis car models after 2012 to remote attacks. ” Privacy advocates are raising the alarm on surveillance activities operated by law enforcement by collecting data from connected systems in modern cars.

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Amnesty International employee targeted with NSO group surveillance malware

Security Affairs

An employee at Amnesty International has been targeted with Israeli surveillance malware, the news was revealed by the human rights group. Amnesty International revealed that one of its employees was targeted with a surveillance malware developed by an Israeli firm. ” reads the report published Amnesty International.

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Here’s what data the FBI can get from WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, Telegram, and more

Malwarebytes

Threema is an end-to-end encrypted mobile messaging app. WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose instant messaging, social media and mobile payment app. User activity on WeChat has been known to be analyzed, tracked and shared with Chinese authorities upon request as part of the mass surveillance network in China.