Meta

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• Matthew Green
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Meta confused over WhatsApp ban issued to House staffers

Cyber Scoop June 24, 2025

Meta confused over WhatsApp ban issued to House staffers...

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• AI
• Anthropic
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Chamber of Progress
• copyright
• Copyright Office
• Government
• Meta
• OpenAI

Copyright office criticizes AI ‘fair use’ before director’s dismissal 

Cyber Scoop May 13, 2025

Copyright office criticizes AI ‘fair use’ before director’s dismissal ...

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• Meta
• NSO Group
• Privacy
• spyware
• Technology
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

NSO Group owes $168M in damages to WhatsApp over spyware infections, jury says

Cyber Scoop May 6, 2025

NSO Group owes $168M in damages to WhatsApp over...

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• California
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Meta
• NSO Group
• pegasus
• Privacy
• spyware
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

Judge grants ruling in favor of WhatsApp against spyware firm NSO Group

Cyber Scoop December 23, 2024

Judge grants ruling in favor of WhatsApp against spyware...

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• Cambodia
• cryptocurrency
• cybercrime
• fraud
• Laos
• law enforcement
• Meta
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• pig butchering
• social media
• United Arab Emirates
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams

Cyber Scoop November 21, 2024

Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied...

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• exploit
• Meta
• NSO Group
• Privacy
• spyware
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits after the messaging app sued the spyware developer, court filing says

Cyber Scoop November 15, 2024

NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits after the messaging app...

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• Cybersecurity
• disinformation
• Election 2024
• election security
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Meta
• Senate
• Technology

Senator urges Meta CEO to maintain election research partnerships

Cyber Scoop October 29, 2024

Senator urges Meta CEO to maintain election research partnerships...

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• Facebook
• GDPR
• Irish Data Protection Commission
• Meta
• Technology

Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta €91 million for passwords stored in plaintext

Cyber Scoop September 27, 2024

Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta €91 million for...

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• Anthropic
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• deepfakes
• disinformation
• election security
• Exclusive
• Google
• Meta
• misinformation
• Munich Security Conference
• OpenAI
• Twitter
• watermarking

Tech giants reveal plans to combat AI-fueled election antics

Cyber Scoop August 6, 2024

Tech giants reveal plans to combat AI-fueled election antics...

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• disinformation
• Facebook
• Government
• Meta
• misinformation
• social media
• Supreme Court
• Twitter

Supreme Court rejects effort to limit government communication on misinformation 

Cyber Scoop June 26, 2024

Supreme Court rejects effort to limit government communication on...

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