David Wall/Getty Images Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state. Jul 1, 2024 By Tim Starks
Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during a Microsoft event in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) Microsoft’s Recall puts the Biden administration’s cyber credibility on the line Why has the White House remained silent on the launch of a product that violates the spirit and letter of its flagship cybersecurity initiatives? Jun 12, 2024 By Gavin Wilde
A woman passes by flags of the European Union outside the European commission headquarters in Brussels, on May 23, 2024, ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / Getty Images) Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus The notorious Israeli spyware was used to target journalists often working in exile from their authoritarian home countries, report finds. May 30, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Rainbow over the parliament building in Poland. MikeMareen, iStock / Getty Images Plus Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations. May 15, 2024 By Tim Starks
Harry Coker testifies during his confirmation hearing to become the national cyber director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Nov. 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ONCD report: ‘Fundamental transformation’ in cyber, tech drove 2023 risks Evolving critical infrastructure risks, ransomware, supply chain exploitation, commercial spyware and AI were the top trends, the office reported. May 7, 2024 By Tim Starks
A cosplayer dressed as the Star Wars character Darth Vader holds a mobile phone displaying a government alert issued to all smartphones to test a system used to warn of life-threatening emergencies at the Scarborough Sci-Fi Convention in Scarborough north-east England on April 23, 2023. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) Spyware and zero-day exploits increasingly go hand-in-hand, researchers find Researchers found 97 zero-days exploited in the wild in 2023; nearly two thirds of mobile and browser flaws were used by spyware firms. Mar 27, 2024 By Tim Starks
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about global threats against the United States on March 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Intelligence officials warn pace of innovation in AI threatens US Governments are struggling with how to respond to rapid technological development, particularly related to artificial intelligence. Mar 11, 2024 By AJ Vicens
A 12-year-old boy looks at an iPhone screen on December 19, 2023 in Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) U.S. sanctions maker of Predator spyware The Biden administration sanctions individuals and entities behind the commercial surveillance tool implicated in human rights abuses. Mar 5, 2024 By Elias Groll
Data center with abstract connections. (imaginima/Getty Images). Predator spyware infrastructure taken down after exposure For the second time in six months, the operators of the Predator spyware burned down their infrastructure after it was publicly documented. Mar 4, 2024 By AJ Vicens
A conceptual image of CCTV cameras spying on a laptop computer with message bubbles. (J Studios via GettyImages) Predator spyware endures even after widespread exposure, analysis shows The operators of the Predator spyware rebuilt their infrastructure and operate in at least 11 countries after being exposed last year. Mar 1, 2024 By AJ Vicens