Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to dismiss case from El Salvadoran journos

Dada et al v. NSO Group has been one of many cases where alleged spyware victims have run into jurisdictional hurdles.

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Cyber experts offer lukewarm praise for voluntary code governing use of commercial hacking tools

The Pall Mall Process guidelines for nations could be useful, they said, but have obvious limitations.

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BadBazaar and Moonshine malware targets Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur groups, U.K. warns

In a joint advisory with Western allies, the National Cyber Security Centre sounded the alarm about variants of BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE.

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Privacy fights over expiring surveillance law loom after House hearing

At issue are warrant requirements sought by Judiciary Committee members and other gripes they have about the most recent Section 702 legislation.

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Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses

The 21 signatories support a number of steps, such as banning vendors who behave illegally, in a document agreed to last week in Paris.

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Don’t cut CISA personnel, House panel leaders say, as they plan legislation giving the agency more to do

Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Eric Swalwell said legislative priorities include an expiring information-sharing law and making a threat information-sharing organization permanent.

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Renew — but improve — billion-dollar cyber grant program to states and locals, House witnesses say

The program faces a number of challenges before it is set to expire, during a time where state and local governments face a bevy of cyber risks and changes.

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Trump’s ‘preparedness’ executive order would shift cyber defense burden where it doesn’t belong, experts say

The order says state and local governments should “own” addressing risks like cyberattacks. It’s a mismatch when a small town goes up against China, experts countered.

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Senators criticize Trump officials’ discussion of war plans over Signal, but administration answers don’t come easily 

An Intelligence Committee hearing focused on the security risks of a cabinet-level group chat that included a reporter from The Atlantic.

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Privacy-boosting tech could prevent breaches, data misuse with government aid, report says

The New America Open Technology Institute report comes amid DOGE access to sensitive government agency information that has alarmed experts.

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