Tag: surveillance
Intellexa’s Predator spyware used to hack iPhone of journalist in Angola, research says | TechCrunch
A government customer of sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty International, the latest case...
U.S. Withdrawal from International Cyber Organizations Weakens Global Cooperation Against Cyber Threats
On Jan. 7, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a memorandum ordering the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations. Many of these are...
Trump Is Right About Greenland — Wrong About How to Secure It
President Donald Trump and others in his administration have dramatically escalated their rhetoric about the strategic importance of Greenland and their desire to seize...
You’ve been targeted by government spyware. Now what? | TechCrunch
It was a normal day when Jay Gibson got an unexpected notification on his iPhone. “Apple detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your...
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman | TechCrunch
A stalkerware maker who was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, as well...
Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say | TechCrunch
Spyware maker Intellexa had remote access to some of its government customers’ surveillance systems, giving company staffers the ability to see the personal data...
Palantir CEO slams ‘parasitic’ critics calling the tech a surveillance tool: ‘Not only is patriotism right, patriotism will make you rich’ | Fortune
Palantir CEO Alex Karp is sick and tired of his critics. That much is clear. But during the Yahoo Finance Invest Conference Thursday, he...
DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking to develop a new mobile surveillance platform that fuses artificial intelligence, radar, high-powered cameras, and wireless...
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
That suggests anyone could set up similar hardware somewhere else in the world and likely obtain their own collection of sensitive information. After all,...
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good luck finding them.More than...
