The Israeli spyware company, NSO Group, has been in the line of fire after a major international investigation, Project Pegasus, exposed 50,000 cell phone numbers of world leaders, diplomats and military-intelligence officials, which company clients in 50 countries targeted for hacking. NBC reports that multiple female Middle Eastern journalists were targeted by Saudi intelligence and […]
Microsoft Denounces NSO Group as 21st Century Cyber-Mercenary, Its New “Zero-Click” Exploit Targets Al Jazeera
NOTE: Al Jazeera has just published my latest piece on how the incoming Biden administration will address Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Middle East issues in general. Please give it a read and promote it via social media. It in uncharacteristic of me to praise any technology executive or company. In fact, I have often […]
WhatsApp Sues NSO Group Over Exploit Which Attacked Political, Military Leaders in 20 Nations
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What Do We Think of Countries Which Sabotage Other Governments?
We don’t like Russia sabotaging western democracies including our own, do we? We’re disgusted that Vladimir Putin and Fancy Bear would have the gall to cyber-hack our election processes, steal our political party documents, and hoax the American people into voting for a candidate who is possibly one of his assets or agents. We denounce […]