Access Now, Lookout and SMEX joined research forces to find a campaign involving suspected Indian government-connected group Bitter, ProSpy spyware and more.
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 09: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) looks on as U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. The senators discussed a variety of topics including a vote expected this week on a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
The Senate Democrat said that the SSA following Trump’s executive order would indicate “willing participation” in the administration’s midterm elections scheme.
The author of a new study told CyberScoop “I’m very worried” as he described deanonymization capabilities of AI as a “large scale invasion of privacy.”
Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi appears before the Kahawa law court in Nairobi on July 21, 2025. Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was released on July 21, 2025 charged with illegal possession of ammunition, after the state decided not to bring terrorism charges following a wave of condemnation. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 23: DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari prepares to depart a hearing. The DHS Inspector General is launching an audit of DHS privacy practices. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Auditors told CyberScoop the probe could expand to other parts of DHS and will look at the agency’s increasing use of biometric markers in immigration enforcement.
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 21: Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on January 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing covered a full oversight into the Department of Homeland Security, CISA, TSA and S&T. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
DEK: In a scathing opinion, Judge David Carter called the federal government’s demands for unredacted voter data “unprecedented and illegal.” (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)