Tag: Edward Snowden
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Ten years on, Snowden has had tremendous impact – good and bad – on corporate security
Ten years ago, a young man left a nice job, his girlfriend and his home with just his laptops. His fantastic story changed the world and …
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NSA super-leaker Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship
Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor and self-described whistleblower, has been granted Russian citizenship. On Monday, Vladimir …
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Israeli company’s Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack journalists, politicians, activists worldwide
Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO Group is currently under the gun for allegedly selling spying software to shady governments around the …
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Israeli company’s Pegasus spyware was used to hack journalists, politicians and activists worldwide
Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO Group is currently under the gun for allegedly selling spying software to shady governments around the …
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Israeli company’s ‘Pegasus’ spyware was used to hack journalists, politicians and activists worldwide
Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO Group is currently under the gun for allegedly selling spying software to shady governments around the …
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Evernote quietly disappeared from an anti-surveillance lobbying group’s website
In 2013, eight tech companies were accused of funneling their users’ data to the U.S. National Security Agency under the so-called PRISM …
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The future of FISA
News that court-approved Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) searches dropped to new lows in 2020 hit the papers recently, and it …
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Mass surveillance must have meaningful safeguards, says ECHR
While the regime used for obtaining comms data from communication service providers was found to have violated Articles 8 (right to privacy …
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New Emotet delivery method spotted during downward detection trend
Emotet, one of cybersecurity’s most-feared malware threats, got a superficial facelift this week, hiding itself within a fake Microsoft …
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US whistleblower Edward Snowden received permanent residency by Russian authorities
The popular US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, the announcement was made by his lawyer. The …
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US court deems NSA bulk phone-call snooping illegal, possibly unconstitutional, and probably pointless anyway
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled [PDF] that the National Security Agency’s phone-call slurping was indeed …
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NSA call records collection ruled illegal by US appeals court
A program run by the National Security Agency that collected details on billions of Americans’ phone calls was ruled illegal by a U.S. …
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