Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware - Apple - press release apple.com/newsroom/2021/…
WOW - “Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users. The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims’ devices with its Pegasus spyware.”.. 1/2
2/2 … “To prevent further abuse and harm to its users, Apple is also seeking a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services, or devices.”
🚨 MORE - “Apple is notifying the small number of users that it discovered may have been targeted by FORCEDENTRY. Any time Apple discovers activity consistent with a state-sponsored spyware attack, Apple will notify the affected users in accordance with industry best practices.”
Statement of Roger J. Stone Jr. regarding the @January6thCmte Subpoena -
“I understand that I have been included in this round of subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee…”
“I have not yet been served and have not seen the details of what I may be asked to provide or what information they want from me. I have said time and time again that I had no advance knowledge of the events that took place at the Capitol on that day…”
“…Any statement, claim, insinuation, or report alleging, or even implying, that I had any involvement in or knowledge, whether advance or contemporaneous, about the commission of any unlawful acts by any person or group in or around the U.S. Capitol..”
Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal appeals court Thursday for release from jail, where she has been kept under “conditions fitting for Hannibal Lechter.”
UPDATE: ICYMI, in a letter to the court from the government filed Monday w/an "update regarding the
defendant’s conditions of confinement at [MDC]" Footnote 2 alledges MDC staff directed Maxwell "to clean her cell because it had become very dirty."
"Among other things, MDC staff noted that the defendant frequently did not flush her toilet after using it, which
caused the cell to smell. In addition, the defendant had not cleaned her cell in some time, causing the cell to become increasingly dirty..."
Axios/Ipsos poll out this morning looks at Americans attitudes toward a COVID-19 vis-a-vis confidence in vaccine development, when ppl expect to actually take a vaccine once it’s ready
#BREAKING: @ABC obtains Michael Caputo’s personal statement: “After consultation with President Trump and Secretary Azar, I have decided to take a temporary medical leave of absence to pursue necessary screenings for a lymphatic issue discovered last week...” 1/
2/ “My experience mirrors that of many Americans. When I first noticed I was losing weight, I thought it was because of a new exercise and diet regimen. But over time, I realized there may be other factors causing my weight loss for months...”
3/ “Instead of taking the time to see my doctor, I failed to do so. This was a mistake, and contributed to my stress level, along with the increasing number of violent threats leveled at me and my family back in Buffalo...”
SenApprops on COVID hrg, Redfield insists the scientific integrity of the CDC reports, known as the MMWR reports not compromised: “I want to make it really clear … At no time, has the scientific integrity of the MMWR been compromised..." 1/4
2/4 "And I can say that under my watch it will not be compromised.” SenMurray asks if Redfield agrees "no truth at all" to claims by HHS's Caputo there's “resistance unit” at CDC. “Absolutely senator and I want to make a comment that not only is it not true, it deeply saddens me"
3/4 “When I read those comments, because as I said in my statement, CDC is made up of thousands of dedicated men and women, highly competent. It is the premier public health agency in the world, dedicated 24-7 to use their skills to protect the American public and the world…
From #SenIntel release of P5 of bipartisan Russia report:
"While the GRU and WikiLeaks were releasing hacked documents, the Trump Campaign sought to maximize the impact of those leaks to aid Trump's electoral prospects." 1/
"Staff on the Trump Campaign sought advance notice about WikiLeaks releases, created messaging strategies to promote and share the materials in anticipation of and following the release, and encouraged further leaks." 2/
"The Trump Campaign publicly undermined the attribution of the hack-and-leak campaign to Russia and was indifferent to whether it and WikiLeaks were furthering a Russian election interference effort." 3/