U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced a new policy allowing the government to impose visa restrictions on individuals believed to have been involved in misusing commercial spyware, regardless of where it occurs. Commercial spyware is software installed on devices, such as cell phones, to monitor activity and capture potentially sensitive data. Spyware can […]
Hundreds of Chinese illegal marijuana grows cropping up across the U.S. Many of these operations tied to Chinese crime rings. Is Beijing directly supporting them? Lawmakers are looking for answers. Those misusing commercial spyware could find themselves out of luck if they want to enter the U.S. That’s as Washington’s new visa policy appears to […]
Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested for selling sensitive military information to China, on charges related to taking bribes for secrets. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are one step closer to debating. Mr. DeSantis has just accepted Mr. Newsom’s challenge. Some colleges around the country are still enforcing COVID-19 vaccines. […]
UK government officials have located a Chinese tracking device in a government vehicle. The location transmitter was found during a routine sweep. It has raised major concerns about national security and the threat of spyware coming out of China.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly working with Google to install “spyware” onto the Android devices of a million state residents without their knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plaintiffs Robert Wright and Johnny Kula were among 1 million Massachusetts residents who had the state’s “COVID Exposure Settings: US-MA” […]
The chief executive officer of Pegasus spyware creator NSO Group is stepping down, effective immediately, the company confirmed on Sunday, and 100 employees are being let go as part of a reorganization process, according to reports. CEO Shalev Hulio, one of the founders of the Israeli technology firm, will be handing over operations to chief operating officer Yaron Shohat […]
The custody battle between Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein takes a new turn. The High Court finds the ruler authorized the hacking of the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers, using spyware that’s usually used by states to counter national security risks.
France’s defense minister wants to learn from her Israeli counterpart what the country knew about the clients of an Israeli spyware company that possibly targeted the mobile phone of President Emmanuel Macron. Both ministers met on Wednesday in Paris. An investigation published by several media organizations says the spy software Pegasus had allegedly been used in attempted and successful hacks of […]
This week, the European Union agreed to tighten export rules for surveillance tech and spyware. The new rules aim to prevent regimes that abuse human rights from getting hold of the equipment. Recently, Amnesty International found that companies based in France, Sweden, and the Netherlands has sold surveillance systems to the communist regime ruling China. […]
