SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

And it might have been prepared for this moment, years ago, as a surveillance tool. It's easy to put surveillance on telecoms if you have a foothold," Kubecka said. WaPost : Depriving rivals of American-made technology also threatens the future global prospects of an industry that has driven U.S.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. Neither were any of the algorithm names I knew, not even algorithms I knew that the US government used. I’m sure that a bunch of major governments have a complete copy of everything Greenwald has.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Apple has filed suit to ban the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group and parent company Q Cyber Technologies from using its product and services. Apple has sued NSO Group and its parent company Q Cyber Technologies in a U.S. federal court for illegally targeting its customers with the surveillance spyware Pegasus.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. The Royal group began reconnaissance activity in April 2023, and the analysis of system log data dates the beginning of the surveillance operations on April 7, 2023. ” reads the report. ” reads the report.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

Either way, a singular piece of technology – artificial intelligence (AI) — is destined to profoundly influence which way we go from here. The study found that the “vast majority” of AI ethics statements say “very little about implementation, accountability, or how such ethics would be measured and enforced in practice.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you recall, WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against NSO in 2019 under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for allegedly targeting and installing spyware on roughly 1,400 devices of its global users, including human rights activists, journalists, and government officials. It is not itself a sovereign.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 25, 2021

Australian government has passed a new bill that allows the law enforcement agencies to spy on criminals and if necessary suspend or take over their online accounts on a permanent note. Early this week, the act was endorsed by the opposition and so was passed as an act by the Labor MP Andrew Giles.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In a tale as old as the computer, China has once again pointed fingers at the United States, accusing it of hacking into one of its technology companies. accused China of targeting its government organizations with cyberattacks. Of course, this comes about a month after the U.S.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

A screenshot from a music video of hte Evan Greer song, “Surveillance Capitalism,” which tackles the dangers of commercial surveillance technology. Sometimes fighting the excesses of the creeping surveillance economy is done through position papers, coalition building and lawsuits.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2021, NSO was blacklisted by the United States government as it knowingly provided spyware to foreign governments who used the tool maliciously. Claudio Guarnieri, the head of Amnesty International’s Security Lab, had this to say about NSO's recent changes: "Such changes will not address the ongoing absence of accountability.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Reports that the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by governments to spy on Apple iPhones used by journalists, activists, government officials and business executives is becoming a global controversy for NSO, Apple and a number of governments at the center of the scandal. Journalists, Government Officials Targeted.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents — including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Researchers at Check Point discovered that Egypt ‘ government has been spying citizens in a sophisticated surveillance program. Researchers at Check Point discovered that the Egyptian government has been spying on activists and opponents as part of a sophisticated surveillance program. ” concludes Check Point.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

There are plenty of legitimate reasons to use it to remain private and anonymous — such as bypassing government censorship, finding niche content, participating in forums or chat boards, whistleblowing crimes to journalists, or even contacting the CIA. federal government. government.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Global connectivity underpins the most basic functions of our society, such as logistics, government services and banking. Governments in many countries push for easier identification of Internet users to fight cybercrime, as well as “traditional” crime coordinated online.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We expect that emergency services will use their technologies to reliably provide us with services, that they will protect the private information we give them, and that the operators of their systems will act responsibly; but residents were failed in this sense. Relational trust, which I call rules, is equally important.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

government agencies and in cities and towns. » Related Stories From China with Love: New York Firm sold millions in PRC Surveillance Gear to US Government, Military Episode 165: Oh, Canada! government agencies and in cities and towns. government to swear off Chinese hardware is easier said than done.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 8, 2019

Apple, Google, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, and virtually every other major technology manufacturer are building their own constellation of products. The kinds of (potential) surveillance that Amazon’s ecosystem of products makes possible will almost certainly be illegal ten years from now. In theory, everyone wins.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The company sells its surveillance technology to governments around the world. And watchdog groups say its products are often found to be used in surveillance abuses.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And four, that it is the role of government to create trust in society. I wrote about four systems for enabling trust: our innate morals, concern about our reputations, the laws we live under, and security technologies that constrain our behavior. Laws and security technologies are systems of trust that force us to act trustworthy.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2022

The company has repeatedly said that less than 5% of its mDAUs are fake or spam accounts. According to the disclosure, Twitter is exceptionally vulnerable to foreign government exploitation in ways that undermine US national security, and the company may even have foreign spies currently on its payroll.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. Industry standards-setting bodies and government regulators recognize what’s at stake.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As a result, data has become a critical asset for companies and governments alike, as well as the primary target for nefarious actors and nation states. Multinationals face difficult and unique compliance challenges to successfully meet the ongoing waves of government regulations for data privacy and security.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In 2020, we predicted that governments would adopt a “name and shame” strategy to draw attention to the activities of hostile APT groups, a trend that has evolved even more in the last year. 2020 was a year of heightened tensions around the development of the 5G technology. The emergence of 5G vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Pegasus is the creation of the NSO Group , an Israeli firm that licenses it to governments to perform surveillance. NSO states its technology is intended to “prevent and investigate terrorism and crime to save thousands of lives around the globe”. Therefore, they could not possibly possess or leak a list of targets.

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DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

Capita handle £6.5billion of UK government contracts. Here’s a writeup from Kroll on a typical Black Basta incident: Qakbot has been around for many years, and is under heavy surveillance by both commercial CTI providers and independent security researchers. The UK government now classes it as a tier 1 threat, the same as terrorism.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Stalkerware requires physical access to be installed, but our report also looks at a range of remote technology that can be used for nefarious purposes. Along with other related technologies, stalkerware is one element in tech-enabled abuse and is often used in abusive relationships. Brazil was followed by Mexico and Colombia.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The opening lines of the lawsuit say it all: "Defendants are notorious hackers—amoral 21st century mercenaries who have created highly sophisticated cyber-surveillance machinery that invites routine and flagrant abuse.". Being on this list effectively blocks the government or its vendors from doing business with NSO.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2024

The measure aims to counter the misuse of surveillance technology targeting journalists, academics, human rights defenders, dissidents, and US Government personnel, as documented in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Government personnel.” ” In February, the U.S. The policy underscores the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies. Contacted on Feb. Image: APNIC.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

sanctioned four companies for the development of surveillance malware or the sale of hacking tools used by nation-state actors, including NSO Group. LTD from Singapore, and Positive Technologies from Russia. Positive Technologies and Computer Security Initiative Consultancy PTE. Department of Commerce. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Privacy Standards Audit (Not required for Business Associates) This audit focuses on assessing compliance with HIPAA Privacy Standards, which govern the use and disclosure of PHI. Surveillance systems. Its aim is to enhance transparency and accountability following a breach. Verifying proper authorizations for PHI disclosures.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

government imposes visa restrictions on individuals who are involved in the illegal use of commercial spyware. government’s commitment to addressing the misuse of surveillance software, which poses a significant threat to society. government. The policy underscores the U.S. The policy underscores the U.S.

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