EU Parliament Cybersecurity Concerns Amid Spyware Discovery
EU Parliament boosts cybersecurity after spyware found on members’ phones.
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ICO issue fine of £4.4 to Interserve for security failings
The ICO issued a penalty notice to Interserve Group Limited, imposing a fine of £4.4m for violations of the GDPR security requirements.
EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware
EU found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company’s spy software.
Dutch intelligence service using controversial Israeli hacking software
Dutch intelligence service AIVD uses controversial hacking software from the Israeli company NSO Group.
Hackers Sexually Extort Kids With Stolen Data
Criminals have been tricking tech giants into sending them sensitive user data, then using it to sexually blackmail users, a new report claims.
EP inquiry committee for Pegasus and other spyware launched
On Tuesday, Parliament’s new inquiry committee investigating the use of Pegasus and other spyware had its first meeting, electing a Chair and three Vice-Chairs.
Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware
Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm.
T-Mobile Secretly Bought Its Customer Data from Hackers to Stop Leak. It Failed.
After hackers targeted T-Mobile in August, T-Mobile hired a third-party firm that went undercover and bought exclusive access to the data.
Apple, Meta Gave User Data to Hackers With Forged Legal Requests
Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials.
France says ‘defence secrecy’ in police surveillance operations is constitutional
Constitutional court finds that invoking ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about the state hacking of EncroChat cryptophones is constitutional.
New exploit turns smart speakers against themselves
Researchers have discovered a novel way of exploiting Amazon Echo smart speakersto perform commands.
EU privacy watchdog urges ban on Pegasus
The European Data Protection Supervisor has called for a ban on the spyware tool Pegasus to protect people’s fundamental rights.