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Why has the UK government banned TikTok?

The UK government has officially banned the TikTok app from devices across government due to national security concerns. Oliver Dowden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, confirmed the decision during an address in House of Commons on Thursday. Dowden's speech followed days of speculation that the UK would follow the…

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Activists suing govt over Pegasus spyware

Activists in Thailand are suing the government for using spyware technology to monitor dissidents, the first such case in the country that they hope will help raise awareness and better protect citizens who are subject to increasing surveillance.

Bangkok Post

No safe haven? The Bahraini dissident still menaced after gaining UK asylum

Exiled protest organiser Yusuf al-Jamri is beginning legal action against Bahrain and NSO Group after finding Pegasus spyware on his phone

The Guardian - UK

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Pegasus spyware inquiry targeted by disinformation campaign, say experts

European parliament is investigating powerful surveillance tool used by governments around the world

The Guardian - UK

Fears mount that Cop27 app could be used by Egypt to surveil regime’s critics

Cybersecurity experts warn that official Cop27 climate app requires access to a user’s location, photos and even emails

The Guardian - US

Mexican opposition lawmaker says he was target of Pegasus spyware

Mexican opposition congressman Agustin Basave Alanis said on Tuesday his phone was infected by Pegasus, the fourth alleged case of the controversial spyware being deployed under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who had vowed to stop using it.

Reuters

Biden intelligence adviser previously vetted deals for Israeli NSO Group

Jeremy Bash served on committee advising on sales of company’s Pegasus spyware to foreign agencies

The Guardian - UK

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Mexico: reporters and activists hacked with NSO spyware despite assurances

Country’s current government had sworn it would no longer use the hacking software

The Guardian - US

Mexico's alleged victims of Pegasus spyware seek criminal probe

Three human rights investigators filed a complaint with Mexican prosecutors on Monday calling for a probe into the alleged "interception of private communications without legal authorization," according to Leopoldo Maldonado, the Mexico director of rights group Article 19.

Reuters

Pegasus spyware attacks in Mexico continued under Lopez Obrador -report

Phones of at least three human rights investigators in Mexico were infected with Pegasus during the term of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador despite his goverment's assertions that it would stop using the controversial spyware, a report on Sunday found.

Reuters

First Thing: ‘catastrophic’ damage in Florida as Hurricane Ian heads to South Carolina

Biden says storm could be deadliest in state’s history as it regains strength and heads for South Carolina. Plus, meet Uganda’s first female pro cyclist

The Guardian - UK

Covert CIA websites could have been found by an ‘amateur’, research finds

A report raises serious doubts about the US intelligence agency’s handling of safety measures after flaws put sources at risk

The Guardian - US

Chinese police target Tibetans for DNA collection, reports allege

Chinese police have taken DNA samples from as much as one-third of Tibet's population since June 2016, according to a report.

Axios

Drop the phone checking, draft surveillance curbing orders

With unchecked surveillance by governments and private parties, the top court must be guided by overseas precedents

The Hindu

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The Guardian - UK

British judge rules dissident can sue Saudi Arabia for Pegasus hacking

Ghanem Almasarir’s victory opens way for other hacking victims in UK to bring cases against foreign governments

The Independent UK

Victim of private spyware warns it can be used against US

First, her father was lured back to Rwanda under false pretenses and jailed

Bangkok Post

Thai police deny using Pegasus spyware on activists

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have never used spyware in any security operations to surveil people or violate their rights, Pol Col Kissana Phathanacharoen, a deputy spokesman for the national police, said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Pegasus phone spyware used to target 30 Thai activists, cyber watchdogs say

At least 30 political activists in Thailand have been hacked using Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus, according to a joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups, which suspect the attacks were launched locally.

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Al Jazeera

Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists: Report

NGO investigation finds malware on the phones of 30 Thai activists, civil society leaders

The Guardian - UK

Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware

Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul Rusesabagina

The Independent UK

Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware

Cybersecurity researchers have found that Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their cell phones or other devices infected and attacked with spyware

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of Thai democracy activists targeted with Pegasus phone spyware

Thai government suspected of orchestrating hacking campaign using Israeli surveillance technology

Benzinga

Cybersecurity Report Finds Microsoft Censoring Politically Sensitive Chinese Names In US Searches

A Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) search engine has made it more challenging in North America to look up politically sensitive people for China, the Wall Street Journal reports. Citizen Lab consistently found that Bing censored politically sensitive Chinese names. Bing’s autofill system, which guesses based on searching after a few keystrokes, often fell silent…

The Guardian - UK

Use of Pegasus spyware on Spain’s politicians causing ‘crisis of democracy’

Targeting of Catalan independence leaders and Spanish ministers must be independently investigated, says cybersecurity expert

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s spy chief sacked after Pegasus spyware revelations

Paz Esteban reportedly loses job after Catalan independence figures were said to have been targeted

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