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Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report

Cyber Scoop June 28, 2025

Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo...

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• Cybersecurity
• data brokers
• EFF
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Many data brokers aren’t registering across state lines, privacy groups say

Cyber Scoop June 25, 2025

Many data brokers aren’t registering across state lines, privacy...

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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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• academia
• application specific passwords
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• Google Threat Intelligence Group
• Keir Giles
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Unusually patient suspected Russian hackers pose as State Department in ‘sophisticated’ attacks on researchers

Cyber Scoop June 18, 2025

Unusually patient suspected Russian hackers pose as State Department...

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• Czech Republic
• Intellexa
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• Recorded Future
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Predator spyware activity surfaces in new places with new tricks

Cyber Scoop June 12, 2025

Predator spyware activity surfaces in new places with new...

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• Access Now
• Citizen Lab
• Italy
• Paragon
• Privacy
• spyware
• Technology

Paragon spyware found on the phones of Euro journos

Cyber Scoop June 12, 2025

Paragon spyware found on the phones of Euro journos...

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• Biden administration
• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• cybersecurity harmonization
• Exclusive
• Gary Peters
• Government
• James Lankford
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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• Privacy
• rand paul
• regulation
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Senators revive bill to harmonize conflicting cybersecurity regulations

Cyber Scoop May 22, 2025

Senators revive bill to harmonize conflicting cybersecurity regulations |...

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• El Salvador
• Hanan Elatr Khashoggi
• Jamal Khashoggi
• NSO Group
• Privacy
• Saudi Arabia
• spyware
• Technology
• U.S. courts
• United Arab Emirates
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• WhatsApp

Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew suit against NSO Group

Cyber Scoop May 21, 2025

Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew...

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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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• Access Now
• Israel
• Jamal Khashoggi
• NSO Group
• Privacy
• spyware
• Technology
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trial

Cyber Scoop April 21, 2025

Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in...

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