Tag Archives: Intelligence

Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies

Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies Hardcover – May 18, 2021 by Barry Meier (Author) A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist’s journey into a billon-dollar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US ‘Power Brokers’ Benefited From Defending Israeli Spyware Maker

July 19, 2021 US ‘Power Brokers’ Benefited From Defending Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group, the Israeli surveillance firm behind Pegasus (Screen shot from The Hindu) A massive journalism project involving 17… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Takes Down Israeli Spy Software Company

July 19, 2021 U.S. Takes Down Israeli Spy Software Company A number of international papers report today on the Israeli hacking company NSO which sells snooping software to various regimes. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Israeli Companies Aided Saudi Spying Despite Khashoggi Killing

Israeli Companies Aided Saudi Spying Despite Khashoggi Killing Ignoring concerns that Saudi Arabia was abusing Israeli spyware to crush dissent at home and abroad, Israel encouraged its companies to work with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Spyware reform critical as at least 180 journalists revealed as potential Pegasus targets

Spyware reform critical as at least 180 journalists revealed as potential Pegasus targets In this photo from August 28, 2016, a woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Dodgy Framework and the Middlemen: how NSO Sold its First Pegasus License

The Dodgy Framework and the Middlemen: how NSO Sold its First Pegasus License A legal dispute regarding brokerage fees sheds light on the way the malware was first sold to a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Hunting Russians: How the CIA is alleged to have tried to lure 33 Russians to Libya

Hunting Russians: How the CIA is alleged to have tried to lure 33 Russians to Libya Published on June 29, 2021 By Alex Ivanov. Moscow Correspondent The security company PMC Wagner… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon

Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon Spyware sold to authoritarian regimes used to target activists, politicians and journalists, data suggests The investigation by the Guardian and 16 other media… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Erik Prince linked to long-running undercover scheme to infiltrate Democratic party organizations

Erik Prince linked to long-running undercover scheme to infiltrate Democratic party organizations The group, funded by a Gore-Tex heiress, also targeted moderate Republican officials like Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon By Zachary Petrizzo… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A private Israeli firm has helped governments hack journalists and human rights advocates

A private Israeli firm has helped governments hack journalists and human rights advocates Candiru has likely sold spying tools to governments in the Middle East and Asia, according to the cybersecurity… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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