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France’s government is giving the police more surveillance power

Security Affairs

According to the French newspaper Le Monde, law enforcement will be allowed to use spyware for their investigation, the software can remotely spy on the suspects using the microphone and camera of the devices and also collect their GPS location. “People’s lives will be saved” by the law, he added.”

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A week in security (June 26 - July 2)

Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes EDR and MDR removes all remnants of ransomware and prevents you from getting reinfected. Want to learn more about how we can help protect your business?

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Amnesty International says it was Targeted by Israeli Spyware

The Security Ledger

Human rights organization Amnesty International reports it’s been the target of a spyware campaign traced to a secretive Israel cyber-surveillance company and distributed through the chat application WhatsApp. » Related Stories U.S. » Related Stories U.S.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 435 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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Black Hat 2019: Ethical Hackers Must Protect Digital Human Rights

Threatpost

From government surveillance to domestic abuse, technology is being used in new and disturbing ways that threaten human rights - how can the security industry fight back?

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 174 – News of the week

Security Affairs

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Advanced threat predictions for 2023

SecureList

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. Drone hacking!

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