Posts by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
(DIR) Post #AqqAf11527tbSO7160 by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-02-05T18:03:51Z
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NEW: There's now a third person who has come forward saying they were targeted on WhatsApp with spyware made by Paragon.Just like the two others, Luca Casarini has been critical of the current Italian government, led by far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Casarini works for an NGO that helps rescue immigrants trying to cross the Mediterranean. Casarini is openly questioning if he was targeted by the Italian government, which has yet to comment on any of this. https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/new-target-of-paragon-spyware-comes-forward/
(DIR) Post #AsRIh5SYFPXLZtNIAq by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-03-25T21:25:45Z
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It's never a bad time to take a look at your online accounts and see if you spot a weird device or login.We have a comprehensive guide on how to check if your Gmail, Apple ID, Facebook, IG, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, etc have been hacked.https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/how-to-tell-if-your-online-accounts-have-been-hacked/
(DIR) Post #Atq1Ew4rEOJk4udA4O by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-05-06T21:21:56Z
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BREAKING: Spyware maker NSO Group must pay $167 million to WhatsApp for a hacking campaign in 2019 that targeted more than 1,400 chat app users.This is a huge win for WhatsApp. NSO says it will consider appealing.https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/nso-group-must-pay-more-than-167-million-in-damages-to-whatsapp-for-spyware-campaign/
(DIR) Post #Atq1F1me11JVmA9hVw by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-05-06T21:50:47Z
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. @jsrailton has some words that underscore just how important and potentially impactful this ruling is. Huge win for WhatsApp, but more than that, a devastating loss for NSO, and for all its spyware competitors.https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/nso-group-must-pay-more-than-167-million-in-damages-to-whatsapp-for-spyware-campaign/
(DIR) Post #AtrHUcOfxkdw6BMP1U by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-05-07T14:27:11Z
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NEW: CrowdStrike announced that it will lay off around 500 workers as part of "a strategic plan" to "to evolve its operations to yield greater efficiencies."The cuts represent 5% of its global workforce.https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/crowdstrike-says-it-will-lay-off-500-workers/
(DIR) Post #AtrHUdiv1yQiDFq5DM by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-05-07T17:36:07Z
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For context: just three days ago CrowdStrike said it delivered "record full year operating cash flow of $1.38 billion and record full year free cash flow of $1.07 billion."And CEO George Kurtz made $46 million last year.https://aflcio.org/paywatch/CRWD & https://ir.crowdstrike.com/news-releases/news-release-details/crowdstrike-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2025
(DIR) Post #AujCbJQFVMOymDx4jI by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-06-02T16:39:49Z
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NEW: As expected, NSO Group is trying to avoid paying $167 million in damages to WhatsApp.In a court filing last week, the spyware maker asked the judge to order a new trial, or reduce the damages amount, arguing that the decision was “outrageous," and "reflects the improper desire to bankrupt NSO."https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/02/nso-group-asks-judge-for-new-trial-calling-167-million-in-damages-outrageous/
(DIR) Post #Aw2XdJLA8XJ8ts1VdQ by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-07-11T21:21:55Z
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NEW: Spyware maker Paragon says its $2 million contract with ICE is still inactive and under review, meaning the company hasn’t provided its surveillance tech to the agency yet. If the U.S. government approves the contract, Paragon will face the dilemma of continuing its relationship with an agency that’s very different today compared to when the contract was signed in 2024. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/can-an-ethical-spyware-maker-provide-its-tech-to-ice/
(DIR) Post #AxMtrreLy9IDFoz0xU by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-08-20T16:20:27Z
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NEW: The two Harvard students who doxed random people with Meta Ray-Ban glasses are launching "always-on" AI-powered smart glasses that listen, record, and transcribe, everything happening around them.The glasses don't have an indicator that shows people around them that they are being recorded. @evacide is not a fan: "Normalizing the use of an always-on recording device, which in many circumstances would require the user to get the consent of everyone within recording distance, eats away at the expectation of privacy we have for our conversations in all kinds of spaces.”http://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/harvard-dropouts-to-launch-always-on-ai-smart-glasses-that-listen-and-record-every-conversation/
(DIR) Post #AxOs3tGTym2O96LPOq by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-08-20T14:06:51Z
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NEW: There's a new startup in Dubai that is offering up to $20 million for zero-days to break into any smartphone ($15M for only iOS and only Android).Company says it's made by people with "20 years of experience in elite intelligence units and private military contractors" but won't say who they are, who funds them, who they sell to, or whether they have any legal or ethical restrictions on who they sell to.“I don’t think you should sell bugs to anyone who’s trying to hide who they are,” a person with experience in the exploit development industry told me.https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/new-zero-day-startup-offers-20-million-for-tools-that-can-hack-any-smartphone/
(DIR) Post #Ay6tVEeDEfaPBvHdZ2 by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-09-11T22:07:07Z
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NEW: Apple launched a new security feature specifically to fight against spyware and zero-day exploit makers.We spoke to a researcher who sells zero-days to the U.S. government, who thinks this will make their life much harder and raise the cost of developing and selling hacking tolls for iPhones.“It’s not hack proof. But it’s the closest thing we have to hack proof. None of this will ever be 100% perfect. But it raises the stakes the most,” the researcher said. Other cybersecurity experts agreed that this is a big deal, and can have a significant impact in making the new iPhones the most secure devices on the planet. https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/apples-latest-iphone-security-feature-just-made-life-more-difficult-for-spyware-makers/
(DIR) Post #AzPPyLFXSWVEtDwMEa by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-10-20T17:06:13Z
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In these dark times, let's remember that there were better days. Fun times when the NSA was so worried about Furbys, and the recording device embedded in them, that it banned them from its premises.https://web.archive.org/web/20060826021319/http://www.cnn.com/US/9901/13/nsa.furby.ban.01/
(DIR) Post #AzRjxMwo31GxGVualU by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-10-21T14:55:00Z
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SCOOP: A man who worked on developing hacking and surveillance tools for Western defense contractor L3Harris Trenchant was notified by Apple that his iPhone was targeted with mercenary spyware. The developer believes he was targeted after he was wrongly accused of leaking zero-days developed by Trenchant.This may be one of the first documented cases of a zero-day maker being targeted with spyware. https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/apple-alerts-exploit-developer-that-his-iphone-was-targeted-with-government-spyware/
(DIR) Post #B1Y3RjIp5c2HJliGsy by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-12-23T17:15:33Z
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NEW: U.S. insurance giant Aflac says its June data breach affected 22.6 million people.The hackers, the company says, stole data such as Social Security numbers, government IDs, and health information. https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/us-insurance-giant-aflac-says-hackers-stole-personal-data-of-22-6-million/
(DIR) Post #B1ZGSV1PAFRFsVDtTM by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-12-23T19:10:34Z
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NEW: Hackers stole more than $2.7 billion in crypto last year, according to multiple blockchain monitoring companies. North Korea alone stole 2 of those billions, thanks to the jackpot of the Bybit hack, which netted them $1.4 billion.https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/hackers-stole-over-2-7-billion-in-crypto-in-2025-data-shows/
(DIR) Post #B1kKdgwRitaAaX3UEi by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2025-12-29T16:26:23Z
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NEW: Apple, Google, and WhatsApp now regularly notify their users if they suspect they have been targeted or hacked with government spyware, such as that made by Intellexa, NSO Group, or Paragon.Getting one of these can be scary, shocking, and confusing. So we spoke to experts and wrote a guide on what to do, and where to go, if you receive one of those notifications. https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/youve-been-targeted-by-government-spyware-now-what/
(DIR) Post #B25YcbqZKy2PED9uXQ by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2026-01-08T18:37:02Z
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NEW: The internet in Iran is nearly completely shut down, according to monitoring firms.The blackout comes in the midst of countrywide protests that have lasted for days after spikes in prices and shortages of basic goods. The govenrment has responded with a violent crackdown.“I think we’re at a near-total disconnection from the outside world now,” said Amir Rashidi, an Iranian cybersecurity researcher. http://techcrunch.com/2026/01/08/internet-collapses-in-iran-amid-protests-over-economic-crisis/
(DIR) Post #B25Yccldulgw5DrUUy by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2026-01-08T20:48:07Z
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As of 18:45 UTC (1:45 pm ET/10:15 Tehran time) the internet has dropped to zero in Iran, according to Kertik. (Chart via @dougmadory)
(DIR) Post #B2aK6IjbCxXoxnuI3E by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2026-01-23T17:50:18Z
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Update to this. 25 days later, White Date is still down.And Martha Root, the hacker, explained their motivations here, but not any technical details, which they promise are coming soon."No, this didn’t happen live on stage. And no it wasn’t a moment straight out of a hacker movie. It was mostly timing, a bit of performance and things that were already unfolding."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJsS8lqCpwUhttps://elk.zone/infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb/115844030264996434
(DIR) Post #B3D28mFHxA12NQk9Mu by lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
2026-02-10T20:43:58Z
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NEW: Google sent ICE the personal financial data of a student and journalist who attented a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024.The agency had sent Google an admininistrative subpoena, a request that companies are not mandated to respond to. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/google-sent-personal-and-financial-information-of-student-journalist-to-ice/