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…
Recent research has unveiled that North Korean scammers are attempting to deceive U.S. companies into hiring them for architectural design roles, utilizing fabricated profiles, resumes, and Social Security numbers to masquerade as legitimate professionals. This scheme aligns with long-standing efforts by the hermit kingdom to misappropriate billions from organizations worldwide,…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Telegram Utilized in Recruitment of Teenage Cyber Reconnaissance Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • October 8, 2025 Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, captured in a photo dated December 7, 2019. (Image: Aperture Exposure Images/Shutterstock) In late September, law enforcement in the Netherlands arrested…
Data Privacy, Data Security Signal and Rights Advocates Urge Berlin to Reject CSAM Proposal Ahead of Critical EU Vote Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • October 7, 2025 Image: TTstudio/Shutterstock The German federal government faces mounting pressure to withdraw its support for a European Union proposal aimed at scanning online content, a…
Recently, a new and sophisticated DNS threat actor, identified as Savvy Seahorse, has emerged, adeptly exploiting various tactics to lure victims into fraudulent investment schemes. The primary modus operandi involves enticing individuals to register on false investment platforms, deposit funds into personal accounts, and then redirect those deposits to banks…
Meta Platforms Fined €251 Million for 2018 Data Breach Meta Platforms, the parent company overseeing Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has faced a significant financial penalty of €251 million (approximately $263 million) for a data breach that occurred in 2018. This breach affected millions of users, particularly within the European…
Cindy Cohn Steps Down as EFF Executive Director After 25 Years of Advocacy Cindy Cohn, a prominent defender of digital rights, announced her departure from the role of executive director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday. Having led the San Francisco-based nonprofit since 2015, Cohn’s resignation marks the…
