The NSO Group company logo is displayed on a wall of a building next to one of their branches in the southern Israeli Arava valley near Sapir community centre on February 8, 2022. NSO Group currently has 39 legal cases against it due to the fallout around its Pegasus spyware product. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) Legal barriers complicate justice for spyware victims Some recent court rulings show the difficult road of anti-spyware litigation, but those in the fight also see signs of promise. Oct 30, 2024 By Tim Starks
US Department of Justice building and the American flag under the sun, Washington DC, United States Justice Department rule aims to curb the sale of Americans’ personal data overseas The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories. Oct 21, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Safe Mode Mandiant’s Michael Barnhart on the North Korean IT worker crisis Michael Barnhart, DPRK Operations at Mandiant Oct 3, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
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) NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal of lawsuit The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear. Sep 30, 2024 By Tim Starks
An FTC report examining the business practices of nine tech and social media companies concluded that the services “pose unique risks to children and teens” and that tech companies’ self-regulation efforts have been a failure. (Credit Peter Cade via Getty Images) FTC details how streaming services, social media have become ‘mass surveillance’ machines A review of nine companies’ business practices found that using their services was just the beginning of vast data collection efforts. Sep 19, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
J Studios/Getty Images Treasury hits Predator spyware makers with more sanctions It’s another swipe at the Intellexa Consortium, a sprawling network of companies. Sep 16, 2024 By Greg Otto Tim Starks
Safe Mode We’re back! RunSafe CEO Joe Saunders on secure-by-design in IoT devices Christian Vasquez, Reporter for CyberScoop; Joe Saunders, CEO of RunSafe Sep 12, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
Congolese soldiers sit in their military vehicle at the base of the United Nations Organization Mission for the Stabilization of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Kamanyola, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 28. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good. Sep 5, 2024 By Tim Starks
Mongolian guards stand guard in front of the Genghis Khan statue at the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar on May 21, 2023. The hackers allegedly conducted watering hole attacks on Mongolian government websites.(Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images) Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors. Aug 29, 2024 By Tim Starks
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greet U.S. President Joe Biden as First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff look on at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Democrats give cyber short shrift in party platform It’s similar to the Republican platform in that way but a departure from the 2020 Democratic policy document. Aug 20, 2024 By Tim Starks