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• Cybersecurity
• El Salvador
• NSO Group
• Privacy
• spyware
• Technology
• U.S. courts

Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to dismiss case from El Salvadoran journos

Cyber Scoop April 10, 2025

Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to...

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• Capital One
• Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law
• Cybersecurity
• Paige Thompson
• U.S. courts

Capital One hacker Paige Thompson got too light a sentence, appeals court rules

Cyber Scoop March 19, 2025

Capital One hacker Paige Thompson got too light a...

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• cybercrime
• Europol
• law enforcement
• U.S. courts

Investigator says differing names for hacker groups, hackers studying investigative methods hinders law enforcement

Cyber Scoop March 5, 2025

Investigator says differing names for hacker groups, hackers studying...

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• Citizen Lab
• Cybersecurity
• ICE
• NSO Group
• Paragon
• Privacy
• spyware
• Technology
• Threats
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters, civil society

Cyber Scoop January 31, 2025

WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters,...

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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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• China
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Department of State
• Geopolitics
• Justice Department
• Mandiant
• North Korea
• North Korean IT workers
• Russia
• State Department
• U.S. courts
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Department of State

Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains

Cyber Scoop December 12, 2024

Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to...

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• cybercrime
• Egypt
• financial sector
• Financial services
• Linux
• Microsoft
• multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• phishing
• U.S. courts

Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker

Cyber Scoop November 21, 2024

Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker...

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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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• Apple
• Geopolitics
• Government
• NSO Group
• Privacy
• spyware
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal of lawsuit

Cyber Scoop September 30, 2024

NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal...

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• contracting
• contractors
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Defense
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Department of Justice
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• False Claims Act
• Government
• Justice Department
• U.S. courts
• U.S. Department of Justice

DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts

Cyber Scoop August 22, 2024

DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet...

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