Today marks the full entry into application of the European Media Freedom Act (#EMFA), a landmark step towards strengthening media pluralism and independence across the EU.
When implemented, the EMFA needs to provide:
Concrete safeguards to protect journalists, sources, & civil society
Greater transparency on the use of surveillance technologies
Accessible legal remedies for victims of #spyware
Clarification & strict limitation of national security exceptions
Tysklands 
højeste domstol har fastslået, at politiet kun må bruge #spyware mod personer, der er mistænkt for alvorlige forbrydelser
Spyware må ikke bruges til at overvåge personer, der er mistænkt for forbrydelser, hvor den maksimale straf er mindre end tre år
Domstolen afsagde dommen i en retssag fra 2017, der var anlagt af den tyske organisation for digital frihed, Digitalcourage
https://therecord.media/germany-spyware-limitations-court-rules
NVIDIA: "Hintertüren in Chips, auch gesetzliche, sind keine vertrauenswürdigen Systeme und werden es auch nie sein"
Heftige Ansage gegen unsere Geheimdienste. Und was bedeutet so eine Aussage für das Windows-Betriebssystem, das in fast all unseren Sicherheitsbehörden eingesetzt wird?
[via @HonkHase]
Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent
Ron Deibert, the director of Citizen Lab, one of the most prominent organizations investigating government spyware abuses, is sounding the alarm to the cybersecurity community and asking them to step up and join the fight against authoritarianism.
@josejfernandez perfect!
https://todon.eu/@josejfernandez/114974413238316050
I hope @bsi issues an imminent #PSA & #SecurityBulletin and a #ban of #Windows in #Germany.
From yesterday.
Recorded Future: Tracking Candiru’s DevilsTongue Spyware in Multiple Countries https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/tracking-candirus-devilstongue-spyware
More:
The Record: Active infrastructure for Candiru spyware linked to Hungary, Saudi Arabia https://therecord.media/candiru-spyware-active-infrastructure-hungary-saudi-arabia @therecord_media #spyware #cybersecurity #Infosec #Windows #Microsoft #malware
Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-suffers-data-breach-in-ongoing-salesforce-data-theft-attacks/
#ycombinator #computers #windows #linux #mac #support #tech_support #spyware #malware #virus #security #Data_Breach #Google #Salesforce #ShinyHunters #virus_removal #malware_removal #computer_help #technical_support
NVIDIA diz não a 'kill switches' nos seus GPUs: um perigo para a segurança
https://tugatech.com.pt/t70251-nvidia-diz-nao-a-kill-switches-nos-seus-gpus-um-perigo-para-a-seguranca
Den israelske 
#spyware-leverandør Candiru er stadig aktiv
Sikkerhedsfirmaet Recorded Future har opdaget nye server-klynger til administration og levering af virksomhedens DevilsTongue-spyware
Der blev fundet 8 klynger, hvoraf 5 stadig er aktive. Klyngerne blev fundet i forbindelse med Ungarn
, Saudi-Arabien
, Aserbajdsjan, Usbekistan, Spanien 
og Indonesien 
https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/tracking-candirus-devilstongue-spyware
Android: atualização de segurança de agosto corrige falhas graves já sob ataque https://tugatech.com.pt/t70210-android-atualizacao-de-seguranca-de-agosto-corrige-falhas-graves-ja-sob-ataque
The Kremlin's Most Devious #Hacking Group Is Using #Russian ISPs to Plant #Spyware
The #FSB #cyberespionage group known as #Turla seems to have used its control of Russia's network #infrastructure to meddle with web traffic and trick #diplomats into #infecting their computers.
#russia #kremlin #isp
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-fsb-turla-secret-blizzard-apolloshadow-isp-cyberespionage/
Den østrigske 
regering står sandsynligvis over for juridiske udfordringer, efter at det lykkedes den i sit 5. forsøg at vedtage en lov i denne måned, der giver landets efterretningstjeneste juridiske beføjelser til at installere #spyware på telefoner og computere - »en stats-trojaner«, til at overvåge #e2e #krypteret kommunikation
.. lov om spyware kræver, at DSN søger om godkendelse fra et panel af 3 dommere, som vil vurdere, om implementeringen er proportional
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628109/Austrian-government-faces-likely-legal-challenge-over-state-spyware
ESET: Is your phone spying on you? (video) https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/is-your-phone-spying-on-you-unlocked-403-cybersecurity-podcast-s2e5/ @ESETresearch #cybersecurity #infosec #spyware
The #Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant #Spyware
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-fsb-turla-secret-blizzard-apolloshadow-isp-cyberespionage/
Remember when he was saying this about his Metaverse?
Remember that?
White Mediocrity is fucking up to the tune of billions of billions of dollars....and people still thinking you're a genius.
Tonight, I uninstalled Discord from my system. In its place, I am going to try Revolt. I already use Signal for a small number of contacts but don't expect everyone to move to it.
My reasoning is because I have been concerned for a long time about Discord's business practices. They are trying to jam in ads and monetization wherever they can. Not only is the software proprietary, it is essentially spyware.
Apple lança atualizações urgentes para corrigir falha grave já usada em ataques https://tugatech.com.pt/t69994-apple-lanca-atualizacoes-urgentes-para-corrigir-falha-grave-ja-usada-em-ataques
Sur #Windows, #Brave et #AdGuard bloquent à leur tour #Recall
Après #Signal, d'autres outils ont décidé de bloquer par défaut la fonction de #Microsoft, citant des questions de confidentialité des données. Bien que les navigateurs aient certaines latitudes, la situation souligne l'absence d'une API centralisée pour manipuler Recall.
https://next.ink/193976/sur-windows-brave-et-adguard-bloquent-a-leur-tour-recall/
EU Commission: National security is not a blank check for spyware
Brussels: EU governments that want to use spying software such as Pegasus must not undermine fundamental rights such as the protection of privacy.
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