Meta’s Battle Against Scam Ads: Insights from Former Executive In 2019, billionaire Dutch television producer John de Mol initiated legal action against Facebook, alleging the platform’s negligence in preventing scammers from misusing his likeness in fraudulent advertisements. In response, Facebook dispatched Rob Leathern to Amsterdam to engage with de Mol’s…
Endpoint Security, Litigation, Standards, Regulations & Compliance U.S. Court Bars NSO Group from WhatsApp and Orders Destruction of Hacking Code Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • October 20, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/NSO Group/ISMG A significant legal ruling from a U.S. district court has permanently restricted Israeli spyware firm NSO Group from utilizing its…
A federal court ruling has mandated that NSO Group, a prominent spyware manufacturer, must cease using its Pegasus application to target WhatsApp users. This significant decision, delivered by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, comes in response to a lawsuit initiated…
A significant outage affecting Amazon Web Services’ US-EAST-1 region, located in northern Virginia, resulted in extensive disruptions to numerous websites and online platforms globally on Monday morning. Amazon’s primary e-commerce site, alongside services such as Ring doorbells and the Alexa smart assistant, experienced substantial interruptions. Other affected platforms included Meta’s…
Emerging Jailbreak Technique Poses New Threats to Language Models Cybersecurity research has recently unveiled a new jailbreak technique that undermines the safety mechanisms of large language models (LLMs), potentially enabling the generation of harmful or malicious content. This multi-turn attack strategy, termed “Bad Likert Judge,” has been revealed by researchers…
On Monday, the U.S. government reiterated its warnings regarding the likelihood of cyberattacks from Russia, believed to be a retaliatory response to the extensive economic sanctions imposed by Western nations following the country’s recent invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden indicated that the evolving intelligence suggested that the Russian government…
A significant security vulnerability has been identified within Meta’s Llama large language model (LLM) framework. This flaw, if effectively exploited, may enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the llama-stack inference server. Known as CVE-2024-50050, this vulnerability has received a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10 from the…
A decisive ruling from a U.S. judge has mandated NSO Group to disclose its source code for the controversial Pegasus spyware to Meta Platforms. This legal maneuver is part of Meta’s ongoing litigation against the Israeli cybersecurity firm, aiming to hold it accountable for utilizing WhatsApp’s infrastructure to orchestrate mass…
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has reported the dismantling of two sophisticated cyber-espionage campaigns targeting individuals across South Asia, utilizing its platforms as channels for malware dissemination. The operations, conducted by groups identified as Bitter APT and Transparent Tribe, showcase evolving tactics aimed at exploiting social media for…
