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WhatsApp Case Against NSO Group Progressing

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courts, hacking, Meta, Security technology, Uncategorized, whatsapp

Meta is suing NSO Group, basically claiming that the latter hacks WhatsApp and not just WhatsApp users. We have a procedural ruling: Under the order, NSO Group is prohibited from presenting evidence about its customers’ identities, implying the targeted WhatsApp users are suspected or actual criminals, or alleging that WhatsApp had insufficient security protections. […] … Read More “WhatsApp Case Against NSO Group Progressing” »

Windscribe Acquitted on Charges of Not Collecting Users’ Data

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courts, data collection, data privacy, Greece, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized, vpn

The company doesn’t keep logs, so couldn’t turn over data: Windscribe, a globally used privacy-first VPN service, announced today that its founder, Yegor Sak, has been fully acquitted by a court in Athens, Greece, following a two-year legal battle in which Sak was personally charged in connection with an alleged internet offence by an unknown … Read More “Windscribe Acquitted on Charges of Not Collecting Users’ Data” »

Security Researcher Sued for Disproving Government Statements

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courts, data loss, lies, ransomware, Security technology, Uncategorized

This story seems straightforward. A city is the victim of a ransomware attack. They repeatedly lie to the media about the severity of the breach. A security researcher repeatedly proves their statements to be lies. The city gets mad and sues the researcher. Let’s hope the judge throws the case out, but—still—it will serve as … Read More “Security Researcher Sued for Disproving Government Statements” »

The Justice Department Took Down the 911 S5 Botnet

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botnets, courts, COVID-19, crime, cybercrime, malware, Security technology, Uncategorized

The US Justice Department has dismantled an enormous botnet: According to an indictment unsealed on May 24, from 2014 through July 2022, Wang and others are alleged to have created and disseminated malware to compromise and amass a network of millions of residential Windows computers worldwide. These devices were associated with more than 19 million … Read More “The Justice Department Took Down the 911 S5 Botnet” »

Supply Chain Attack against Courtroom Software

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backdoors, courts, Security technology, supply chain, Uncategorized

No word on how this backdoor was installed: A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode of a supply-chain attack. The software, known as the JAVS Viewer 8, is … Read More “Supply Chain Attack against Courtroom Software” »

Class-Action Lawsuit against Google’s Incognito Mode

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browsers, courts, data collection, google, Security technology, Uncategorized

The lawsuit has been settled: Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” the company collected while users browsed the web using Incognito mode, according to documents filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday. The agreement, part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in 2020, caps off years of … Read More “Class-Action Lawsuit against Google’s Incognito Mode” »

Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police

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cell phones, courts, law enforcement, passwords, phones, Security technology, Uncategorized

After 175 million failed password guesses, a judge rules that the Canadian police must return a suspect’s phone. [Judge] Carter said the investigation can continue without the phones, and he noted that Ottawa police have made a formal request to obtain more data from Google. “This strikes me as a potentially more fruitful avenue of … Read More “Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police” »