An investigation shows how, despite US sanctions on the NSO Group, government spyware use is booming, including the DEA's secret deployment of Graphite spyware
which employ former Israeli cyberintelligence veterans. After questions from The New York Times, the Greek government admitted that it gave one of them, Ronen Bergman / @ronenbergman : Congress and th...
Internal docs and court records: FBI made a push in late 2020 and H1 2021 to deploy Pegasus in criminal investigations, before dropping the plans in July 2021
Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.'s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research purposes. Tweets: @ronenbergman , @amypeikoff , @hatr , @llch...
Sources: Israel's Netanyahu has authorized the use of a previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to fight coronavirus; the move still requires approval
Social distancing is here to stay … Yaacov Benmeleh / Bloomberg : Israel Approves 30-Day Tech Tracking of Coronavirus Carriers Tweets: Patrick Howell O'Neill / @howelloneill : Israel PM Netanyahu is m...
Sources: Israel's Netanyahu has authorized the use of a previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to fight coronavirus; the move still requires approval
The information, intended for use in counterterrorism, would help identify people who have crossed paths with known patients. Tweets: @howelloneill , @haaretzcom , @moorehn , @ronenbergman , and @ymur...
Sources: Bytedance is considering setting up a global headquarters for TikTok outside of China, as part of its effort to shake off its Chinese image
Mark Mazzetti, Nicole Perlroth, and Ronen Bergman: Colin Barry / KnowTechie : The US Navy is banning TikTok from government-issued devices because it's a “threat” Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : US...