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Exclusive: ICE reactivated its $2 million contract with Israeli spyware firm Paragon, following its acquisition by U.S. capital https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-ice-has-reactivated-its
Wed Sep 3 14:43:54 2025 archive.org

The cyber division of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations on Saturday quietly lifted a stop-work order put into place by the Biden administration in October.

USA paragon
State-backed attackers and commercial surveillance vendors repeatedly use the same exploits https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/state-backed-attackers-and-commercial-surveillance-vendors-repeatedly-use-the-same-exploits/
Wed Sep 3 10:38:17 2025 archive.org
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We’re sharing an update on suspected state-backed attacker APT29 and the use of exploits identical to those used by Intellexa and NSO.

spyware Russia
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/technology/chatgpt-openai-suicide.html
Sun Aug 31 23:23:39 2025 archive.org
WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/whatsapp-fixes-zero-click-bug-used-to-hack-apple-users-with-spyware/
Sat Aug 30 20:54:16 2025 archive.org
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A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.

spyware WhatsApp
Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense | CyberScoop https://cyberscoop.com/google-cybersecurity-disruption-unit-active-defense-hack-back/
Sat Aug 30 07:51:55 2025 archive.org

Google says it is starting a cyber “disruption unit,” a development that arrives in a potentially shifting U.S. landscape toward more offensive-oriented approaches in cyberspace.

CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/
Thu Aug 28 12:01:29 2025 archive.org
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Flock said it has "paused all federal pilots" after police departments said they didn't realize they were sharing access with Customs and Border Patrol.

USA
Android Developers Blog: A new layer of security for certified Android devices https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html
Wed Aug 27 17:54:27 2025 archive.org
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Starting in 2026 and in select countries first, Android apps must be registered to a verified developer in order to be installed.

Android
YouTube secretly used AI to edit people's videos. The results could bend reality https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission
Wed Aug 27 15:04:19 2025 archive.org
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YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connections with real life?

AI YouTube Google
New zero-day startup offers $20 million for tools that can hack any smartphone | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/new-zero-day-startup-offers-20-million-for-tools-that-can-hack-any-smartphone/
Tue Aug 26 16:57:06 2025 archive.org
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Prices for hacking tools that allow governments to break into mobile phones keep going up, thanks to efforts by tech firms shoring up their cybersecurity.

surveillance spyware
Disrupted, Throttled, and Blocked: State Censorship, Control, and Increasing Isolation of Internet Users in Russia | HRW https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/30/disrupted-throttled-and-blocked/state-censorship-control-and-increasing-isolation
Sat Aug 2 18:40:57 2025 archive.org
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The 50-page report, “Disrupted, Throttled, and Blocked: State Censorship, Control, and Increasing Isolation of Internet Users in Russia,” documents the impact of the government’s increasing technological capacities and control over the internet infrastructure. Human Rights Watch found that this allows the authorities to carry out more widespread and nontransparent blocking and throttling of unwanted websites and censorship circumvention tools, as well as internet disruptions and shutdowns under the pretext of ensuring public safety and national security.

Russia censorship
The Longest Silence: Internet Shutdowns During Bangladesh’s 2024 Uprising | OONI https://ooni.org/post/2025-bangladesh-report/
Sat Aug 2 18:35:04 2025 archive.org
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This report documents internet censorship in Bangladesh between July to August 2024 student-led uprising.

censorship shutdown Bangladesh
Shutdown season: the Q2 2025 Internet disruption summary https://blog.cloudflare.com/q2-2025-internet-disruption-summary/
Wed Jul 30 15:06:59 2025 archive.org
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In Q2 2025, we observed Internet disruptions around the world resulting from government-directed shutdowns, power outages, cable damage, a cyberattack, and technical problems, as well as several with unexplained causes.

shutdown censorship
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity - METR https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/
Wed Jul 30 14:50:06 2025 archive.org
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We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower.

AI
Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/google-took-a-month-to-shut-down-catwatchful-a-phone-spyware-operation-hosted-on-its-servers/
Mon Jul 28 16:25:04 2025 archive.org
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Google has suspended the Firebase account of Catwatchful following a TechCrunch investigation. The spyware operation was caught using Google's own servers to host and run its surveillance app, which was stealthily monitoring thousands of people's phones.

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The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/the-age-checked-internet-has-arrived/
Mon Jul 28 00:27:38 2025 archive.org
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Starting today, UK adults will have to prove their age to access porn online. Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike.

privacy porn internet tech-policy-and-law sex uk
Meta, Flo trial begins over period-tracking app's data sharing practices | The Record from Recorded Future News https://therecord.media/meta-flo-trial-period-tracking-data-sharing
Thu Jul 24 19:19:14 2025 archive.org
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A trial in the closely watched class-action lawsuit accusing a period tracking app of improperly sharing user data with Meta for targeted advertising opened in a Northern California federal court on Monday.

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Wartime Cyber Crackdown and the Emergence of Mercenary Spyware Attacks https://miaan.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Iran-Cyber-Threat-Intelligence-Report_-Wartime-Cyber-Crackdown-and-the-Emergence-of-Mercenary-Spyware-Attacks.pdf
Thu Jul 24 15:27:35 2025 archive.org

This report examines trends in cyberattacks, content management, digital rights violations, and arrests in the first six months of 2025, based on data from Miaan Group's Digital Security Helpdesk(DSH).

iran spyware phishing
Use of digital security tools by human rights defenders in African contexts https://huridocs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Use-of-digital-security-tools-by-human-rights-defenders-in-African-contexts.pdf
Thu Jul 24 15:26:00 2025 archive.org

This report examines how human rights defenders (HRDs) in African contexts including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Senegal, and Zimbabwe use digital security tools to protect themselves in high-risk political and digital environments. It uses existing literature, survey responses and interviews with HRDs and developers of digital security tools to highlight key challenges such as pervasive state surveillance, limited access to digital infrastructure, low digital literacy, and the technical complexity of existing digital security tools. However, both HRDs and tools developers expressed strong interest in collaboration, co-design, and digital security training to improve usability. The report recommends a comprehensive approach to digital security which includes co-design, continuous training support, and reform to ensure HRDs are capacitated and protected in their work.

infosec Kenya DRC Zimbabwe Senegal
Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/serial-spyware-founder-scott-zuckerman-wants-the-ftc-to-unban-him-from-the-surveillance-industry/
Tue Jul 22 09:41:13 2025 archive.org
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The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later. Now the founder wants the ban lifted altogether.

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Inside the Media’s Traffic Apocalypse https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inside-the-medias-traffic-apocalypse.html
Tue Jul 15 11:47:03 2025 archive.org
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The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.

AI
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