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Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: tech firms under fire again; facial recognition prize offered; hack leads to Gulf crisis
‘Million dollar dissident’ Ahmed Mansoor’s actions protected millions of iPhone users from sophisticated spyware. If you care about your privacy and security, you should be fighting for his release. Continue reading The Guy Who Saved Your iPhone From Hackers Is Stuck in a UAE Jail
But can new technology fix a broken process? Continue reading The World’s Blood Diamond Watchdog Is Looking to the Blockchain
We’re starting to see some information on the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer that sold the iPhone zero-day exploit to the United Arab Emirates so they could spy on human rights defenders. EDITED TO ADD (9/1): There is criticism in the comments about me calling NSO Group an Israeli company. I was just repeating the news articles, but further research indicates… Continue reading NSO Group
Last week, Apple issued a critical security patch for the iPhone: iOS 9.3.5. The incredible story is that this patch is the result of investigative work by Citizen Lab, which uncovered a zero-day exploit being used by the UAE government against a human rights defender. The UAE spyware was provided by the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group. This is… Continue reading iPhone Zero-Day Used by UAE Government
By Uzair AmirApple is urging users to update their devices to theThis is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Update iPhone to iOS 9.3.5; Prevent this Highly Sophisticated Spyware Continue reading Update iPhone to iOS 9.3.5; Prevent this Highly Sophisticated Spyware
Iain Thomson of The Register writes:
A royal edict from the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have effectively made it illegal for anyone in the country to use a VPN or secure proxy service.
Those caught could face jail time and fines of … Continue reading Would you risk running a VPN in the United Arab Emirates?
“Every single nation can play a part in our journey to Mars.” Continue reading NASA and the UAE Just Signed a Space Agreement to Collaborate on Mars
Researchers believe they have found evidence that suggests the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is developing its own custom spyware to monitor its enemies at home and abroad.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Stealth Falcon spyware targeting critics of the UAE, say researchers
By Ali RazaReports show that UAE was spying on journalists and activistsThis is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stealth Falcon Spyware Used by UAE to Intimidate Dissidents, Journalists Continue reading Stealth Falcon Spyware Used by UAE to Intimidate Dissidents, Journalists