Hogs are raised on the farm of Ted Fox in 2018 near Osage, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams It’s one part of a strategy to combat the fast-growing scheme that has cost victims billions of dollars. Nov 21, 2024 By Tim Starks
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on July 8. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Exclusive: Senator calls on Commerce to tighten proposed rules on exporting surveillance, hacking tech to problematic nations Ron Wyden, D-Ore., fears the regulations have a major loophole and don't cover enough repressive governments’ agencies. Oct 31, 2024 By Tim Starks
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
Houthi movement supporters brandish rifles, flags of Yemen and Palestine, Houthi emblems, and chant slogans as they participate in a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people on June 28, 2024, in Sana’a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images) Researchers catch Yemeni hackers spying on Middle East military phones The firm Lookout says that Houthi use of cyberespionage is a sign that mobile surveillance is a growing force in global conflicts. Jul 9, 2024 By Tim Starks
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Wikicommons, CC 2.0) UAE, Egypt, Nigeria cited as sources of latest information operations blocked by Facebook The action follows an independent BuzzFeed investigation. Oct 4, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty/Jolie Gender) ISS World: The traveling spyware roadshow for dictatorships and democracies The Intelligence Support Systems World Conference has expanded to bring thousands of prominent spies, police, hackers and powerful bureaucrats together to spend money on some of the… Jun 20, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
The Al Jazeera logo. (Osama Saeed Bhutta / Flickr) Al Jazeera comes under cyberattack as Persian Gulf crisis escalates This closely follows a rash of political hacks across Persian Gulf states that triggered a diplomatic crises. Jun 8, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill