This post was originally published on 3 May 2022 Update 27 May 2022 Following the hacking of Spanish governmental phones, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez, will be bringing forward new legislation to regulate and oversee the nation’s spy agencies: Spain’s PM vows to reform intelligence services following phone hacking scandal …
With a title that includes “Bond Villains” you cannot possibly miss reading this…
A few weeks ago I ran a post that pointed at an excellent article in the New Yorker magazine looking inside the world of the NSO Group the developers of Pegasus. Pegasus is a commercially available spyware cyber-weapon. Inside a commercial spyware company – Smart Thinking Solutions The Canadian research …
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Inside a commercial spyware company
Following the story this week that No. 10 Downing Street and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were infected with the Pegasus spyware, Bruce Schneier put me onto this article about the NSO Group and Pegasus spyware. It provides some amazing background into the way the software has developed and how …
Why the Prime Minister needs to be told to “pay close attention” to cybersecurity
I know the job of Prime Minister is a demanding one, add to that Brexit, a difficult economy, keeping up with all the issues about COVID-19, Ukraine, etc. but basic security and with that basic cybersecurity is something that naturally should be a key part of how he conducts himself. …
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Foreign Office the victim of a cyber security breach
It appears hackers were detected inside the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) systems but it is stated that no classified or highly sensitive information was breached. Foreign Office target of ‘serious cyber incident’ – BBC News
