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Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks – The Intercept – First Look Media


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Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks
The Intercept – First Look Media
The National Security Agency and its British counterpart, Government Communications Headquarters, have worked to subvert anti-virus and other security software in order to track users and infiltrate networks, according to documents from NSA
Report: NSA, GCHQ Actively Targeting Kaspersky, Other Security CompaniesDark Reading
New Leaks Suggest NSA Successfully Targeted Anti-Virus SoftwareNews Every day
New Snowden leaks show NSA attacked anti-virus softwareAnadolu Agency

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After Arab Spring, Surveillance in Egypt Intensifies – The Intercept – First Look Media


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After Arab Spring, Surveillance in Egypt Intensifies
The Intercept – First Look Media
Other Internet monitoring softwares, like FinSpy from the U.K.-based Gamma International, and Remote Control System from the Italian-based company Hacking Team, have also won contracts with the Egyptian government. In March 2011, protestors broke …

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Russian Interest in Ukraine Now Includes Cyber Warfare – The Intercept – First Look Media


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Russian Interest in Ukraine Now Includes Cyber Warfare
The Intercept – First Look Media
A hacker group in Russia exploited a security flaw in Microsoft Windows software to spy on NATO, the Ukraine, and a number of other targets, according to a report this week from a Texas cybersecurity firm. The hackers also launched attacks on a French …

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Hundreds of Android apps open to SSL-linked intercept fail – ZDNet

Hundreds of Android apps open to SSL-linked intercept fail
ZDNet
Thanks to the boom in smartphone usage over the last few years, mobile apps have become the preferred way to do everything from dating to banking. However, while websites are securing data in transmission, mobile app developers are making a mess of it …

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