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US Supreme Court lets Meta's WhatsApp pursue 'Pegasus' spyware suit
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2023
» The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
Harnessing the power of data
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/10/2022
» When teacher Chiratip Kaewphaisan heard about the imminent visit by a team collecting data in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom for a national survey on children and women, she had just one question: "Will [relevant government agencies] send an expert or a tutor to offer a special class for the students?"
Apple devices getting beefed-up defence against spyware
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware.
Coming soon: police body cams with facial recognition
AFP, Published on 23/01/2022
» Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology.
Thai rapper 'won't be silenced' after Apple state hacking warning
AFP, Published on 25/11/2021
» A Thai rapper vowed not to be silenced on Thursday after he and at least five other government critics received messages from Apple warning that state-sponsored hackers could be targeting their phones.
US blacklists Israeli maker of Pegasus spyware
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - US authorities on Wednesday put the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware at the center of a scandal over surveillance of journalists and officials on a blacklist of restricted companies.
Apple users urged to download Pegasus spyware flaw fix
AFP, Published on 14/09/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple users were urged Tuesday to update their devices after the tech giant announced a fix for a major software flaw that allows the Pegasus spyware to be installed on phones without so much as a click.
Apple issues fix for flaw linked to Pegasus spyware
AFP, Published on 14/09/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple released a fix Monday for a weakness that can let the spyware at the heart of the Pegasus scandal infect devices without users even clicking on a malicious message or link.
Israel minister to discuss Pegasus scandal in France visit
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will meet his French counterpart in Paris this week for talks that will include an "update" on the Pegasus spyware scandal, his office said Tuesday.
'Hotel Rwanda' activist's daughter hits out at spying claims
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» KIGALI: The daughter of detained "Hotel Rwanda" hero and outspoken government critic Paul Rusesabagina lashed out Tuesday after a media probe found indications she had been spied on using the Israeli malware Pegasus.