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  • Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says

    Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said. In a post, Meta said WhatsApp had “caught and disrupted spear phishing…

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  • Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms, warns watchdog

    Britain’s cybersecurity agency says companies must step up vigilance to prevent espionage attacks Business live – latest updates British businesses are being urged to step up their vigilance against a China-linked hacking ploy that uses everyday devices for espionage. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in nine other countries have warned of…

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  • Britons warned about Russian hackers targeting internet routers for espionage

    Expert stresses importance of staying alert for unusual activity, as hackers could ‘take you to fake sites’ UK politics live – latest updates Russian hackers are exploiting commonly sold internet routers to harvest information for espionage purposes, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has said. The hack could allow attackers to obtain users’ credentials, redirect them to…

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  • Spy cameras: are you being watched? – podcast

    With tiny cameras disguised as everyday objects freely available, Anna Moore looks at the sinister ways they can be used – and the worrying rise in voyeurism cases in the UK When Heidi Murray moved into the home of a family friend, she was thrilled to find a cheap place to live with someone she…

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