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US Schools Are Buying Cell Phone Unlocking Systems

Schneier on Security

Gizmodo is reporting that schools in the US are buying equipment to unlock cell phones from companies like Cellebrite: Gizmodo has reviewed similar accounting documents from eight school districts, seven of which are in Texas, showing that administrators paid as much $11,582 for the controversial surveillance technology.

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U.S. Court rules against NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware Lawsuit

Security Affairs

Will Cathcart of WhatsApp called the ruling a major privacy victory, emphasizing accountability for spyware firms after a five-year legal battle. The WIS, among other things, allows defendants clients to send cipher files with installation vectors that ultimately allow the clients to surveil target users.” ” The U.S.

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Google Responds to Warrants for “About” Searches

Schneier on Security

One of the things we learned from the Snowden documents is that the NSA conducts “about” searches. ” These searches are legal when conducted for the purpose of foreign surveillance, but the worry about using them domestically is that they are unconstitutionally broad. .”

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OpenAI Bans Accounts Misusing ChatGPT for Surveillance and Influence Campaigns

The Hacker News

OpenAI on Friday revealed that it banned a set of accounts that used its ChatGPT tool to develop a suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tool.

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WhatsApp disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware

Security Affairs

WhatsApp linked the hacking campaign to Paragon, an Israeli commercial surveillance vendor acquired by AE Industrial Partners for $900 million in December 2024. This is the latest example of why spyware companies must be held accountable for their unlawful actions. reads the court document.

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Critical flaw affects Cisco Video Surveillance Manager

Security Affairs

Cisco has patched a critical vulnerability in the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) could be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain root access. Cisco has fixed a critical vulnerability in the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager software running on some Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms.

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NSO CEO claims Facebook wanted NSO surveillance tool to spy on users

Security Affairs

In October 2019, WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. According to the NSO CEO, Facebook was interested in improving surveillance capabilities on iOS devices of the Onavo Protect. ” reported Motherboard, the media outlet that disclosed the story.