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DNS0.EU private DNS service shuts down over sustainability issues #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy
DNS0.EU private DNS service shuts down over sustainability issues
The DNS0.EU non-profit public DNS service focused on European users announced its immediate shut down due to time and resource constraints.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
DNS0.EU private DNS service shuts down over sustainability issues #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy
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Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp | TechCrunch
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.
techcrunch.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
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NEW: Last week, WhatsApp won a huge court battle against spyware maker NSO, which now has to pay $167,000,000 in damages to the tech giant.
As part of the lawsuit and trial, a lot of details have come out about NSO and the cyberattack underpinning the lawsuit.
As part of the lawsuit and trial, a lot of details have come out about NSO and the cyberattack underpinning the lawsuit.
May 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW: Last week, WhatsApp won a huge court battle against spyware maker NSO, which now has to pay $167,000,000 in damages to the tech giant.
As part of the lawsuit and trial, a lot of details have come out about NSO and the cyberattack underpinning the lawsuit.
As part of the lawsuit and trial, a lot of details have come out about NSO and the cyberattack underpinning the lawsuit.
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ICYMI: Last year, the British private intelligence firm Vantage got attention when it added Blackwater CEO Erik Prince to its advisory board. Now the firm is drawing attention after it was accused of paying for a cyberespionage operation in a 2015-2019 court case.
www.reuters.com/legal/us-law...
www.reuters.com/legal/us-law...
US lawyer says UK intel firm paid for hack operation against him
A New York attorney has accused a British private intelligence firm of paying mercenary hackers who he says tipped a court battle in his opponents' favor.
www.reuters.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICYMI: Last year, the British private intelligence firm Vantage got attention when it added Blackwater CEO Erik Prince to its advisory board. Now the firm is drawing attention after it was accused of paying for a cyberespionage operation in a 2015-2019 court case.
www.reuters.com/legal/us-law...
www.reuters.com/legal/us-law...
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Who’s the whistleblower?
Daniel Berulis — a senior DevSecOps architect at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), formerly with TS/SCI clearance.
He just told Congress the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pulled off a covert cyber op inside a federal agency.
Daniel Berulis — a senior DevSecOps architect at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), formerly with TS/SCI clearance.
He just told Congress the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pulled off a covert cyber op inside a federal agency.
April 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Who’s the whistleblower?
Daniel Berulis — a senior DevSecOps architect at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), formerly with TS/SCI clearance.
He just told Congress the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pulled off a covert cyber op inside a federal agency.
Daniel Berulis — a senior DevSecOps architect at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), formerly with TS/SCI clearance.
He just told Congress the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pulled off a covert cyber op inside a federal agency.
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A registered independent, whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid says he has never been involved in “a meaningful” way with any political party. “I am strictly a lawyer who represents clients.”
www.abajournal.com/web/article/...
www.abajournal.com/web/article/...
Revoking security clearances includes due process, which is not being followed, says whistleblower lawyer
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
www.abajournal.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A registered independent, whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid says he has never been involved in “a meaningful” way with any political party. “I am strictly a lawyer who represents clients.”
www.abajournal.com/web/article/...
www.abajournal.com/web/article/...
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"... the cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 inadvertently hired a North Korean software engineer."
"The worker used AI to alter a stock photo, combined with a valid but stolen U.S. identity, and got through background checks, including four video interviews... "
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/f...
"The worker used AI to alter a stock photo, combined with a valid but stolen U.S. identity, and got through background checks, including four video interviews... "
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/f...
Fake job seekers are flooding U.S. companies that are hiring for remote positions, tech CEOs say
Companies have long faced external attacks from hackers. Now, thanks to generative AI, another threat has emerged: Employees who aren't who they say they are.
www.cnbc.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"... the cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 inadvertently hired a North Korean software engineer."
"The worker used AI to alter a stock photo, combined with a valid but stolen U.S. identity, and got through background checks, including four video interviews... "
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/f...
"The worker used AI to alter a stock photo, combined with a valid but stolen U.S. identity, and got through background checks, including four video interviews... "
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/f...
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Infosec community- stand together or get picked off one by one. Now is not the time for security by obscurity.
Trump kills clearances for infosec's SentinelOne, ex-CISA boss Chris Krebs
Trump kills clearances for infosec's SentinelOne, ex-CISA boss Chris Krebs
Alleges cybersecurity agency was ‘weaponized’ to suppress his own debunked theories
The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered a criminal investigation into alleged censorship conducted by the USA’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, plus revocation of any security clearances held by the agency's ex-head Chris Krebs and anyone else at SentinelOne, the cybersecurity company where he now works.…
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April 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Infosec community- stand together or get picked off one by one. Now is not the time for security by obscurity.
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New filing: "WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies Limited (Pegasus spyware)"
Doc #629: Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Partys Material Should Be Sealed
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Doc #629: Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Partys Material Should Be Sealed
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WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies Limited, 4:19-cv-07123 - CourtListener.com
Docket for WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies Limited, 4:19-cv-07123 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
www.courtlistener.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
New filing: "WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies Limited (Pegasus spyware)"
Doc #629: Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Partys Material Should Be Sealed
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Doc #629: Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Partys Material Should Be Sealed
Download PDF | View Full Case
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