Corrupt Mexican officials have helped drug cartels in the country obtain state-of-the-art spyware which can be used to hack mobile phones, according to a senior DEA official.
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including the Israeli company NSO Group and the Italian firm Hacking Team
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including the Israeli company NSO Group and the Italian firm Hacking Team
https://twitter.com/YDanasmithdutra/status/1336058448287576071
“In articles [...], Martínez, who was killed at age 48, told her readers that two successive governors in her home state of Veracruz looted the treasury and allowed cartels to operate freely with the help of local and state police.”
Murdered in her home.
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…
Murdered in her home.
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…
Recall NSO’s role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
https://twitter.com/wendysiegelman/status/1139529318063837184
Multiple governments have been using NSO spyware to track and target journalists.
Here is another case, in Morocco.
Here is another case, in Morocco.
https://twitter.com/clearing_fog/status/1275206478119329793
NSO has also been used to hack the phones of public officials.
In this case, the Speaker of the Catalan Parliament.
In this case, the Speaker of the Catalan Parliament.
https://twitter.com/clearing_fog/status/1282875792305709056
Christian Ferry was Lindsey Graham’s campaign manager.
Hacked with NSO spyware.
Hacked with NSO spyware.
https://twitter.com/arapaho415/status/1300207352281403392
If we know that Mexican authorities are sharing this spyware with drug cartels, and it is being used to track and target journalists and politicians, why did Barr recently drop all charges against this former Mexican General who had been working with the cartels?
https://twitter.com/clearing_fog/status/1329575760932216832
May, 2020
NSO Group, the surveillance vendor best known for selling hacking technology to authoritarian governments, including Saudi Arabia, also tried to sell its products to local U.S. police, according to documents obtained by Motherboard.
vice.com/en/article/889…
NSO Group, the surveillance vendor best known for selling hacking technology to authoritarian governments, including Saudi Arabia, also tried to sell its products to local U.S. police, according to documents obtained by Motherboard.
vice.com/en/article/889…
April, 2020
NSO Group is pitching its software to governments around the world as a tool to track and fight the spread of COVID-19.
“NSO Group says it is in talks with governments around the world, and claims some are already testing it.”
bbc.com/news/health-52…
NSO Group is pitching its software to governments around the world as a tool to track and fight the spread of COVID-19.
“NSO Group says it is in talks with governments around the world, and claims some are already testing it.”
bbc.com/news/health-52…
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