Nigeria Issues RFQ for National Phone Tracking System to ‘Fight Cybercrime and Insecurity’
The national regulator will be able to monitor and block any device with an IMEI.
Concerns Raised about Evidence Gathered by Police Infiltration of Encrypted Crime Networks
High-profile prosecutions in the Balkans may be at risk because evidence obtained from the Sky ECC app may be inadmissible.
Philippines President Rejects SIM Card Registration Law on Privacy Grounds
President Rodrigo Duterte blocked a law supposed to reduce SIM swap fraud because it might also have infringed constitutional rights.
Tinder Dating App Used to Work around Russian Internet Censorship
A Slovakian marketing agency is persuading Tinder users to tell the truth about war in Ukraine alongside messages of love to Russians.
The Hacker Who Stole a Telco’s Most Valuable Personal Data Without Using a Computer
A 1980’s phreaker said she stole the phone numbers of LA celebrities by checking unlocked cabinets in the office of Pacific Bell.
NSO Group Sues Newspaper Over Claims Its Phone Spyware Was Abused by Israeli Police
The notorious spyware firm disputes one technical detail in articles written by Tomer Gannon based on whistleblower testimony.
Indian Activist Challenges Police Use of Facial Recognition
The police in Hyderabad want to connect 440,000 CCTV cameras to their facial recognition system.
Second Israeli Spyware Business Exploited iPhone Zero-Click Vulnerabilities
QuaDream independently developed methods to install spyware using the same FORCEDENTRY vulnerability as NSO Group.
The FBI Purchased Pegasus Phone Spyware
After two years of evaluation, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation decided against using the notorious Israeli-developed spyware shortly before the Biden administration blacklisted its makers.
Newspaper Says Israeli Police Used Pegasus for Warrantless Spying on Phones
Court orders to permit surveillance were reportedly only requested if incriminating evidence had already been found using Pegasus.