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The Autocrat in Your iPhone: How Mercenary Spyware Threatens Democracy

The Autocrat in Your iPhone How Mercenary Spyware Threatens Democracy By Ronald J. Deibert January/February 2023 Daniel Stolle Save this article to read later In the summer of 2020, a Rwandan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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This ‘Dystopian’ Cyber Firm Could Have Saved Mossad Assassins From Exposure

This ‘Dystopian’ Cyber Firm Could Have Saved Mossad Assassins From Exposure Meet Toka, the Israeli cyber firm founded by Ehud Barak, that lets clients hack cameras and change their feeds –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Leaked files: private spying firm targets global population with illegal spyware

Leaked files: private spying firm targets global population with illegal spyware Kit Klarenberg·December 6, 2022 A Washington DC-area Anomaly 6 firm is marketing illegal spy tech that can scrape an individual’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control

How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming. Even the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Fearing scandal, Air Force blocked generals’ foreign consulting deals

Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness   Foreign Servants Fearing scandal, Air Force blocked generals’ foreign consulting deals Two generals who oversaw U.S. supply routes through corruption-plagued Azerbaijan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Pegasus spyware was used to hack reporters’ phones. I’m suing its creators

Pegasus spyware was used to hack reporters’ phones. I’m suing its creators Nelson Rauda Zablah When you’re infected by Pegasus, spies effectively hold a clone of your phone – we’re fighting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A Hacked Newsroom Brings a Spyware Maker to US Court

A Hacked Newsroom Brings a Spyware Maker to US Court Ronan Farrow / The New Yorker Roman Gressier, journalist working for the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, is the first individual… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens

A Reporter at Large April 25 & May 2, 2022 Issue How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens The inside story of the world’s most notorious commercial spyware and the big tech… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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How Michael Goguen Got Conned

How Michael Goguen Got Conned Nov. 22, 2022 Seed Money How one billionaire with a savior complex and a voracious sexual appetite got conned by his best friend, who saw him… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware

Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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