Greek Politician Investigating Spyware Had Mobile Phone Hacked

The mobile phone of a Greek politician was repeatedly hacked by spyware while he was working on a European Parliament investigation into sellers of the surveillance technology, new research has found.

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Circles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report Says

A Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communi...

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Circles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report Says

A Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communi...

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ICE Tells Lawmakers Its Using Spyware in Fight Against Fentanyl

US Immigration and Custom Enforcement has said it purchased spyware designed to hack phones and access encrypted messages as part of an effort to counter the flow of fentanyl into the US.

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Sandvine's Tech Sales to Egypt Almost Broke PE-Backed Company

Sandvine built a business offering network management tools that, in the wrong hands, could be used for censorship, until the US government intervened.

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ICE to Gain Access to Paragon Spyware After Biden Order Dropped

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on track to gain access to controversial spyware designed to hack phones and read private messages after the Trump administration jettisoned a Biden-era order...

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Microsoft Curbs Early Access for Chinese Firms to Notifications About Cybersecurity Flaws

Microsoft Corp. has curtailed Chinese companies’ access to advance notifications about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its technology after investigating whether a leak led to a series of hacks explo...

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Microsoft Probing If Chinese Hackers Learned of Flaws Via Alert

Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, acc...

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How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants

An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system shows weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS.

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How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants

An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system shows weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS.

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‘DragonForce’ Hacking Gang Takes Credit for UK Retail Attacks

A criminal hacking gang has taken credit for a disruptive campaign of cyberattacks targeting British retailers over the last two weeks.

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US Aid Pullback is Making Ukraine More Vulnerable to Russian Hacks

American cybersecurity assistance has been crucial to helping war-torn country fend off hacks, experts say.

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UK Effort to Keep Apple Encryption Fight Secret Blocked in Court

A court has blocked a British government attempt to keep secret a legal case over its demand to access Apple Inc. user data in a victory for privacy advocates.

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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine

Steve Witkoff says the UK plans for an international force to support a ceasefire are a "posture".

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Exclusive: US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin

Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

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Paragon Spyware Tool Linked to Canadian Police, Watchdog Says

A Canadian law enforcement agency is suspected to have used spyware designed to hack into mobile phones and eavesdrop on messages, according to cybersecurity researchers from the University of Toronto...

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DHS Workers Tasked With Curbing Hacks Ousted in DOGE Squeeze

Cybersecurity experts who worked to secure US government computers from Russian and Chinese hackers have been ousted from their roles following pressure from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Effic...

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X’s Attackers Hit Servers Faulted for Lacking Key Protection

A cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk’s X targeted servers that were insufficiently protected from malicious traffic, according to cybersecurity analysts.

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Sweden is investigating a damaged cable in the Baltic Sea

Swedish authorities say they are investigating a damaged cable that was discovered in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears ...

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Apple Removes Cloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order

Apple Inc. is removing its most advanced, end-to-end encrypted security feature for cloud data in the United Kingdom, in a stunning development after the government ordered the company to build a back...

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Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current...

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Spyware Scandal Erupts in Italy With Israeli Firm at Center

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Apple Ordered by UK to Build Backdoor for User Data

The UK government has ordered Apple Inc. to build a backdoor to give it access to global user data, in a move that could spark one of the biggest privacy fights in the iPhone maker’s history.

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NHS Ransomware Hack Caused Patient Harm in UK, Data Shows

A cyberattack that paralyzed hospitals and clinics in London last year resulted in harm to dozens of patients, leading to long-term or permanent damage to their health in at least two cases, according...

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Ransomware Gangs’ Merciless Attacks Bleed Small Companies Dry

The inside story of Russian hackers who broke into a 158-year-old UK transport business.

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Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts

Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.

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Banned Books: Analysis of Censorship on Amazon.com - The Citizen Lab

We analyze the system Amazon deploys on the US “amazon.com” storefront to restrict shipments of certain products to specific regions. We found 17,050 products that Amazon restricted from being shipped...

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Chinese Hackers Are Lingering Inside Telecom Firms, US Says

US telecommunications companies are still working to kick out state-sponsored Chinese hackers who breached their networks as part of a spying campaign that dates back months, US officials said Tuesday...

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