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Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp

2 months 1 week ago

A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta.

Anthony Ha

The New Power of Far-Right Influencers

2 months 1 week ago

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the impacts of antifa’s designation as a domestic terrorist group as author Mark Bray faces new harassment from the far-right.

Michael Calore, Leah Feiger, David Gilbert

Hackers Dox ICE, DHS, DOJ, and FBI Officials

2 months 1 week ago

Plus: A secret FBI anti-ransomware task force gets exposed, the mystery of the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture is finally solved, North Koreans busted hiding malware in the Ethereum blockchain, and more.

Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess

Senate Republicans deepfaked Chuck Schumer, and X hasn’t taken it down 

2 months 1 week ago

The video was posted Friday on the Senate Republicans' X account. According to X’s policies, the platform prohibits “deceptively shar[ing] synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm.” Harmful content includes media that could “mislead people” or “cause significant confusion on public issues.” 

Rebecca Bellan