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This illustration photograph taken on November 27, 2024, shows the logo of US instant messaging software Whatsapp displayed on a smartphone’s screen, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters, civil society

The company linked to the campaign recently signed a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Jan 31, 2025 By Tim Starks

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Hugh Thompson on what the SEC got right (and wrong) with its cyber incident reporting mandate

Hugh Thompson, Executive Chairman for RSA Conference

Jan 30, 2025 By CyberScoop Staff

Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, arrives to testify during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Gabbard, a former Congresswoman from Hawaii who previously ran for president as a Democrat before joining the Republican Party and supporting President Trump, is facing criticism from Senators over her lack of intelligence experience and her opinions on domestic surveillance powers. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Tulsi Gabbard tussles with senators over Snowden, surveillance

President Trump’s nominee to lead ODNI substantially revised her previous positions on the former NSA contractor and Section 702 spying authorities.

Jan 30, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson

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Phil Venables on the State of the CISO

Phil Venables, CISO for Google Cloud

Jan 8, 2025 By CyberScoop Staff

After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could prove vital

Forty nations have to ratify the treaty for it to enter into force, and they have some leeway on how to implement it.

Dec 31, 2024 By Tim Starks

A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on Feb. 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge grants ruling in favor of WhatsApp against spyware firm NSO Group

The ruling is arguably the most important to date against the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware.

Dec 23, 2024 By Tim Starks

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Vik Phatak on the inherent issues in native cloud firewalls

Vik Phatak, Chairman and CEO of CyberRatings.org.

Dec 19, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff

Students, behind a banner reading “15 minutes for 15 lives,” block a street in Belgrade on Dec. 12, standing in silence to honor the 15 victims of the tragedy that occurred at the railway station in Novi Sad in November. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)

Amnesty International exposes Serbian police’s use of spyware on journalists, activists

The comprehensive report showed how Serbian law enforcement combined Cellebrite’s tech with a novel Android-focused spyware program.

Dec 16, 2024 By Tim Starks

FTC goes after three data brokers with enforcement actions

The FTC has accused three data brokers, including Gravy Analytics and Venntel, of illegally tracking and selling non-anonymized consumer location data.

Dec 3, 2024 By Greg Otto

The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters building is seen on August 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

CFPB proposes new rule to regulate expansive data broker industry

The rule would force data brokers to adhere to the same standards as established credit agencies.

Dec 3, 2024 By Greg Otto