What makes a trailblazer? Inspired by John Mulaney’s Dreamforce roast

When you bring a comedian to offer a keynote address, you need to expect the unexpected. But it is a good bet that no one in the crowd at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference expected John Mulaney to tell a crowd of thousands of tech trailblazers that they were, in fact, not trailblazers at all. “The fact […]

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Russia-Linked Hackers Exploited Firefox, Windows Bugs In ‘Widespread’ Hacking Campaign

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Security researchers have uncovered two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by RomCom, a Russian-linked hacking group, to target Firefox browser users and Wi… Continue reading Russia-Linked Hackers Exploited Firefox, Windows Bugs In ‘Widespread’ Hacking Campaign

Derry man charged with terrorism offences linked to PSNI data breach expected to go on trial in New Year

DerryNow reports that 51-year-old Christopher Paul O’Kane appeared at a preliminary inquiry at Limavady Magistrates Court today. He reportedly refused to stand while the charges were read to him and only spoke to confirm he understood the charges… Continue reading Derry man charged with terrorism offences linked to PSNI data breach expected to go on trial in New Year

NSO Group Spies on People on Behalf of Governments

The Israeli company NSO Group sells Pegasus spyware to countries around the world (including countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Mexico, Morocco and Rwanda). We assumed that those countries use the spyware themselves. Now we’ve learned that that’s not true: that NSO Group employees operate the spyware on behalf of their customers.

Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker ­ and not its government customers ­ is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software…

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