Microsoft, Apple versus China, spyware actors
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US Gov Mercenary Spyware Clampdown Hits Cytrox, Intellexa
The two foreign companies are being sanctioned for “for trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems.”
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Commerce Department blacklists more spyware companies
The actions are the first major initiative on spyware since Biden issued an executive order restricting on government use of surveillance software.
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Executive order sets up guardrails for US use of commercial spyware
The new guidelines ban government agencies from using spyware deemed to pose a national security threat to the United States.
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Meta takes down surveillance-for-hire firms, calls for government action against the industry
The surveillance-for-hire industry is growing quickly as new firms crop up around the globe to meet market demand.
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More than a dozen journalists sue NSO Group in U.S. court over alleged spyware targeting
The lawsuit is the third against the Israeli firm in the U.S., but the first brought by journalists.
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White House expected to issue executive order reining in spyware
The prospect of an executive order limiting use of spyware within U.S. intelligence unleashes potentially even more debate in Washington.
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State Department debars ex-NSA cyber mercenaries who aided vast UAE surveillance operation
The former intelligence operatives worked in a hacking unit of the cybersecurity firm DarkMatter, which is known for developing spyware.
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Will spyware maker NSO Group’s struggles reduce use of its eavesdropping tech? Critics doubt it.
The company announced layoffs and a reorganization on Sunday, but spyware researchers doubt that will reduce the use of its technology.
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House Intel Chairman vows to put ‘greater emphasis’ on fighting spyware
Spyware such as NSO Group-produced Pegasus is proliferating quickly and poses a threat to privacy and national security, experts said.
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