nso group
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NSO Group’s Spyware May Have Been Used to Target U.S. State Department Officials
Apple recently revealed a new policy that would notify users if their devices were the targets of a state-sponsored attack conducted using spyware from Israeli surveillance-for-hire firm NSO Group. Now, just weeks later, a new report from Reuters claims at least nine U.S. State Department officials found themselves on the receiving end of an NSO…
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The U.S. Wants to Crack Down on Sales of Commercial Hacking Tools for Obvious Reasons
After a slew of hacking scandals involving private surveillance companies, the U.S. is looking to impose new restrictions on the sale of commercial hacking tools — in the hopes of clamping down on abuse perpetuated by the industry abroad.
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DOJ: Former NSA Operatives Worked as Cyber-Mercenaries, Helping Hack U.S. Systems
Former U.S. intelligence operatives are facing federal charges after allegedly having worked as cyber-mercenaries for the United Arab Emirates. The men, all of whom are ex-employees of the National Security Agency, are accused of helping the UAE government to break into computer systems all over the world, including some in the U.S., newly unsealed court…
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Snowden: People Who Bankroll the Spyware Industry Should Be in Prison
Famed whistleblower Edward Snowden has a new blog on Substack and, naturally, he has some opinions about the recent NSO Group controversy: namely, that people who bankroll companies like it should see jail time.