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FinFisher Mobile Spyware Tracking Political Activists
Dark Reading Earlier this year, a study from Rapid7 identified FinSpy–the control software for FinFisher command-and-control servers–as being active in Australia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Latvia, Mongolia, Qatar, the UAE, and the United … |
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Russian cyber warfare 'part of modern life' amid claims political campaigns are targets
Mirror.co.uk … using modern technology, they are interfering in many parts of the world. “We just have to accept it as a fact that cyber warfare is now a part of modern life and the Russians are using it as best they can in a political dimension, not just in the … Europe keeps a wary eye on Russian cyber warfare 'No doubt' of Russian involvement in cyber disruption of foreign politics |
A public auction of stolen NSA malware may be a warning to the U.S. that blaming Russia for the hack of the Democratic National Committee could have dire consequences, says Edward Snowden, who also famously breached NSA security.
In a series of tweets, Snowden spelled out his interpretation of what’s behind the auction of hacking tools allegedly stolen from the NSA, and he concludes that Russia is trying to demonstrate it has ammunition to strike back if the U.S. exacts penalties for the DNC breach.
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Microsoft is currently wooing politicians, hoping to take a piece of the midterm election advertising pie. Therefore, targeted political ads may be coming soon to an Xbox Live dashboard near you. It’s not just targeted political ads on Xbox Live; The Washington Post reported that Microsoft is trying to talk politicians into taking out “targeted ads on Xbox Live, Skype, MSN and other company platforms.”…
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