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Windscribe Acquitted on Charges of Not Collecting Users’ Data

Posted on By infossl
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” »

US Citizen Hacked by Spyware

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cyberespionage, Greece, malware, Meta, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized

The New York Times is reporting that a US citizen’s phone was hacked by the Predator spyware. A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to … Read More “US Citizen Hacked by Spyware” »

Spyware Maker Intellexa Sued by Journalist

Posted on By infossl
courts, cyberweapons, Greece, israel, privacy, Security technology, spyware, surveillance, Uncategorized

The Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis was spied on by his own government, with a commercial spyware product called “Predator.” That product is sold by a company in North Macedonia called Cytrox, which is in turn owned by an Israeli company called Intellexa. Koukakis is suing Intellexa. The lawsuit filed by Koukakis takes aim at Intellexa … Read More “Spyware Maker Intellexa Sued by Journalist” »