Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The Ellume – COVID-19 Home Test (ellumehealth.com) was tested and found to not be very secure. Worse compromised data was passed onto an agency vetting people entering into the USA depending on their COVID-19 status. Of course a Bluetooth-using home COVID test was cracked to fake results • The Register
Commercial spyware – cyberweapon – it just means trouble. The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the brink of collapse | Ars Technica
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 …
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is understood to have been suffering a advanced persistent threat (APT) compromising the internal networks. US federal agency compromised in suspected APT attack – The Record by Recorded Future This agency has a role in shaping US government policy when it …
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Another story about the commercially available spyware Pegasus produced by the NSO Group of Israel. NSO Group spyware used to hack at least nine US officials’ phones – report | Surveillance | The Guardian American diplomats’ iPhones reportedly compromised by NSO Group intrusion software • The Register Pegasus – Smart …
