The European Union Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is citing the risks and damage to personal freedom as reasons for banning the commercial spyware Pegasus. EU privacy watchdog wants Pegasus spyware banned – The Record by Recorded Future But banning it would probably just force it into the shadows – hackers …
Pegasus has not gone away…
Finland is reporting a cyber security incident, having found the commercial spyware Pegasus on smartphone belonging to diplomatic staff. Finland says it found NSO’s Pegasus spyware on diplomats’ phones – The Record by Recorded Future
Did the Polish government use Pegasus?
The Guardian has an article investigating the claim that the Polish government has used the Pegasus spyware against its opposition. There have been calls for an investigation by the opposition leader Donald Tusk. Claims Polish government used spyware is ‘crisis for democracy’, says opposition | Poland | The Guardian
NSO Group, US diplomats, Uganda and Pegasus – what a mix!
Commercial spyware – cyberweapon – it just means trouble. The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the brink of collapse | Ars Technica
Two more stories about, spyware, the NSO Group, Pegasus and another player in the commercial cyberweapons market
So if one company can produce commercial spyware then why not two. More on NSO Group and Cytrox: Two Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturers – Schneier on Security Then there are the consequences of the use of Pegasus and Predator. UN-backed investigator into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware | United …
