Amnesty International, which was sent the Pegasus spyware via a WhatsApp message, is seeking to stop NSO Group’s “web of surveillance.”
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Rats leave the sinking ship as hackers’ forum gets hacked
The OGUsers forum, which trades in hijacked social accounts, has been hacked, its hard drives wiped, and its user database published online.
WordPress plugin sees second serious security bug in six weeks
Researchers have uncovered another serious bug in WP Live Chat that could lead to the mass compromise of websites.
CEO told to hand back 757,000 fraudulently obtained IP addresses
A company accused of fraudulently obtaining 757,000 IPv4 addresses has been ordered to hand them back.
Brave browser concerned that Client Hints could be abused for tracking
Privacy-focused browser Brave has criticised an industry proposal it says would make browser fingerprinting easier.
Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm
It’s not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it’s clear disinformation is now a global scourge.
Bots rigged Russian finale of ‘The Voice Kids’ talent show
It turns out that robo-dialed calls accounted for 56.5% of the phone-in vote for the millionaire’s daughter.
Google recalls Titan Bluetooth keys after finding security flaw
Google had egg on its face this week after it had to recall some of its Titan hardware security keys for being insecure.
Hacking gang stole millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swaps
Six alleged members of “The Community” were indicted, along with three phone service employees who allegedly helped target subscribers.
Europol arrests end GozNym banking malware gang
Arrests in Europe and the US appear to have ended the cybercrime careers of the gang behind the GozNym banking malware.