Joe Biden has completed the Israel leg of his Middle East coming-out party. Even before he left the US, critics lambasted him for tone-deafness in meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who ordered the murder of journalist, Jamal Khasoggi. The shameful transparency of the visit’s purpose–to lobby his government to increase oil production, in […]
World’s Leading Cyber-Attack Company, NSO Group, Ranked in Top-20 “Worst Digital Predators”
NSO Group is once again in the news, and not in a good way. Reporters Without Borders created a new Hall of Shame list of the world’s worst “digital predators.” That is, countries and companies engaged in the most egregious violations of human rights, press freedom, and personal privacy: To mark this year’s World Day […]
Israeli Malware Company, NSO Group, Beset by Lawsuits, Board Resignations, Failed Cyber-Hack of U.S. Journalist
Things are not looking up for NSO Group, to say the least. It’s the world’s leading Black Hat cyber-security company. Its Pegasus malware is the most-advanced hacking tool in the world. It has been used by as many as 40 intelligence agencies, many working for repressive regimes, to seize control of cell phones belonging to […]
MBS’ Preferred App to Hack His Enemies: Whatsapp
Facebook has a problem on its hands: its Whatapp messaging service has become the go-to app for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his efforts to smear and sabotage his enemies, who are legion. The Guardian reported today that Jeff Bezos and MBS had been carrying on a Whatsapp conversation in the weeks since […]
