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European parliament members call for slowdown of Serbia’s EU entry over spyware use

The letter follows revelations about Serbian student activists being infected with Pegasus and NoviSpy, and coincides with other pressures on Belgrade.

4 days ago By Tim Starks

This aerial photograph shows demonstrators and students as they gather in front of Serbia’s Constitutional Court building during a protest to demand accountability for the Novi Sad railway station tragedy, in Belgrade, on January 12, 2025. Thousands of Serbians protested in the capital Belgrade on January 12, 2025, against corruption and demanding justice for those killed in a train station roof collapse. The demonstrations have been ongoing for two months since a roof in a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad, which had recently undergone restoration work, collapsed on November 1, 2024, and killed 15 people. (Photo by TADIJA ANASTASIJEVIC / AFP via Getty Images)

Pegasus, NoviSpy variant spyware found on devices of Serbian activists

It’s the first Pegasus infection of 2026 that Citizen Lab is forensically confirming, and the SHARE Foundation said it’s the biggest wave of spyware surveillance in Serbia…

Sep 2, 2026 By Tim Starks

An inflatable effigy of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, protesting Musk’s Grok AI, stands in Times Square in New York City on June 11, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Former sexual abuse victims say Grok used their images, videos to train deepfake capabilities

Elon Musk claimed he was aware of “literally zero” CSAM content created through Grok. A new lawsuit from thousands of real victims say the model was trained…

Aug 27, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

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Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking of Americans

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Greg Casar want a GAO probe on the government’s use of spyware and other sophisticated hacking tools and authorities.

Aug 21, 2026 By Tim Starks

Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears

The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act has won a big House vote and could be on the fast track in the Senate — and supporters say it…

Aug 20, 2026 By Tim Starks

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The SOC wasn’t built for this

Greg Clark, CEO of ExtraHop

Aug 6, 2026 By CyberScoop Staff

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrive for a hearing with the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., wants hearings to force AT&T and Verizon to disclose how they’ve responded to the hacks to protect telecom networks. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate set to debate package of bills on privacy, AI and kids safety

Headlined by the Kids Online Safety Act, a key committee will look to clear major legislation governing how minors interact with the internet.

Aug 4, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

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What the Section 702 lapse means for cybersecurity

Glenn Gerstell, former NSA General Counsel and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Jul 16, 2026 By CyberScoop Staff

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Security researchers find stalkers abusing Chrome’s sync feature

Certo Software warns that the capability, designed for convenience, can easily be used to spy on online activity.

Jul 15, 2026 By Tim Starks

Activist group ‘Everyone Hates Elon’ anti-Musk and X poster placed in a bus stop on the 14th of January 2026, London, United Kingdom. The poster is a reference to the highly controversial new AI tool on X called Grok which can undress pictures of people on command, which this poster suggests enables it as a tool for child abuse. (photo by Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Deepfake CSAM lawsuit against xAI, Grok expands

Two new alleged victims detailed how Grok was used by friends and family to generate sexual images of them as minors. The suit also adds Stability AI…

Jul 7, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson