NSO Group CEO says law-abiding citizens have 'nothing to be afraid of'

The CEO of NSO Group, whose spyware tools have reportedly been used to target journalists and activists, says that people who aren't criminals shouldn't be afraid of being surveilled.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 35

Yubico YubiKey review: Simple, solid protection for your online accounts

Yubico's YubiKeys are high-quality and simple to use hardware security keys that can provide foolproof security for your online accounts — but they may not be for everyone.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 0

iMessage, Apple Music used by Pegasus to attack journalist iPhones

Amnesty International has detailed evidence showing some of the ways NSO's Pegasus spyware tool infiltrated the iPhones of journalists and activists, by using weaknesses in Apple's software including an iMessage zero-click 0-day vulnerability.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 8

Pegasus hacking tool used to spy on journalists and activists

Human rights activists and journalists have been the subject of hacking attempts using NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, an investigation claims, with approximately 37 smartphones successfully hacked using the surveillance tool.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 12

SolarWinds hackers used iOS zero-day to penetrate iPhones used by government officials

A newly uncovered zero-day exploit impacting older versions of iOS was leveraged by Russia-backed hackers in a campaign that targeted officials of Western European governments.

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 14

Sites run by ransomware gang REvil vanish from dark web

A number of websites and backend online infrastructure run by Russia-linked ransomware gang REvil, responsible for a number of attacks including a breach of Apple supplier Quanta, went offline on Tuesday, according to security experts.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 9

Developer says Apple's Bounty Program never paid for location bug

An iOS engineer says he feels "robbed" by Apple's Security Bounty program after failing to receive payment for a vulnerability he believes fit its guidelines.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 7

Ring rolls out end-to-end video encryption to all users

Amazon's Ring is adding end-to-end encryption of video for its smart doorbell product and other devices, limiting videos to only be viewable on a user's chosen iPhone or other devices.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 1

Mint Mobile data breach allowed attacker to port phone numbers

Carrier Mint Mobile has revealed it was the victim of a data breach, one which allowed a number of customer phone numbers to be ported out to another carrier, along with possible access to subscriber data.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 14

Brazilian iPhone thieves demonstrate importance of responsible password practices

A recent rash of iPhone thefts in Brazil serves as yet another cautionary tale for users who store passwords in an unsecured location on their device.

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 16

Kaspersky Password Manager generated easily cracked passwords

Security researchers show that Kaspersky used the current time to generate passwords prior to a 2019 update, which led to easy to crack passwords.

Wesley Hilliard 4 years ago 12

New malformed Wi-Fi name bug can require iPhone factory reset to fix

A bug in the way iOS handles Wi-Fi hotspot names is apparently worse than first thought, with one malformed SSID found to disable Wi-Fi access on an iPhone completely, requiring a factory reset to rectify it.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 12

Ransomware attack of 200 firms by group behind Apple extortion attempt

A ransomware attack has potentially impacted hundreds of companies on the July 4th weekend, an attack by the same group that attempted to extort Apple in April.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 8

Western Digital offering data recovery, trade-in for hacked My Book Live devices

Customers who were affected by the My Book Live device attack will be eligible for data recovery services provided by Western Digital and a trade-in program that will allow them to upgrade to a supported My Cloud device.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 7

Dueling hackers may have caused mass WD My Book Live wipes

The mass wiping of Western Digital My Book Live storage devices may have been caused by a pair of vulnerabilities, and a leading theory suggests that it was fallout from rival hacking groups working against each other.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 4

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