espionage
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U.S. NSA Swears It Won’t Allow Backdoors in New Encryption Standards
The U.S. has been working on new encryption standards meant to withstand the powers of quantum computing, an emergent technology that will supposedly involve machines capable of high-octane mathematical calculations that can crack current-day encryption algorithms without breaking a sweat.
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Sophisticated Spyware Attack Targets Top EU Legal Officials’ iPhones
A complex spyware attack hit nearly half a dozen of the European Union’s top legal officials last year.
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Israel Rejected Ukrainian Plea for Pegasus Hacking Software Fearing Russian Retaliation
Israeli defence officials blocked an effort by Ukraine to obtain NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software over fears doing so could inflame tensions with Russia.
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Europe’s Data Watchdog Calls for Total Ban of Pegasus Spyware
Israeli authorities say it should be probed and U.S. authorities are calling for it to be sanctioned, but EU officials have a different idea for how to handle Pegasus spyware: just ban that shit entirely.