Apple’s NSO Group Lawsuit Amps Up Pressure on Pegasus Spyware-Maker
Just weeks after a judge ruled that NSO Group did not have immunity in a suit brought by Facebook subsidiary WhatsApp, Apple is adding significant weight to the company’s woes.
Government
Iranians Charged in Cyberattacks Against U.S. 2020 Election
The State Department has offered a $10M reward for tips on the two Iran-based threat actors accused of voter intimidation and disinformation.
FBI Email Hoaxer ID’ed by the Guy He Allegedly Loves to Torment
Vinny Troia, the cybersecurity researcher mentioned in a fake alert gushed out of the FBI’s email system, says it’s just one of a string of jabs from a childish but cybercriminally talented tormentor.
The alert was mumbo jumbo, but it was indeed sent from the bureau’s
email system, from the agency’s own internet address.
A Russian-language threat group is available for hire, to steal data on journalists, political leaders, activists and from organizations in every sector.
A bill introduced this week would regulate ransomware response by the country’s critical financial sector.
An FBI notification is warning of an uptick in attacks against tribal casinos.
NSO Group plans to fight the trade ban, saying it’s “dismayed” and clinging to the mantra that its tools actually help to prevent terrorism and crime.
The FBI is warning about a fresh extortion tactic: threatening to tank share prices for publicly held companies.
UPDATE: French & Polish authorities found no sign of cryptographic compromise in the leak of the private key used to sign the vaccine passports and to create fake passes for Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler, et al.
