Citizen Lab finds spyware linked to Israeli firm NSO exploiting newly discovered flaw in Apple devices. Apple confirms using "Lockdown Mode" blocks attack. Civil society serves as early warning system. Apple issues new updates to fix vulnerability; NSO unable to comment. U.S. blacklisted NSO in 2021 for alleged abuses.

Researchers said they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices

The Israeli firm has been blacklisted by the U.S. government since 2021 for alleged abuses, including surveillance of government officials and journalists.

What does that mean? How is it distinct from sanctions or marking them as a terrorist organization?

Maybe security by obscurity isn’t the greatest idea who would have thought?

Otter
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pegasus

Every time smh

mishimaenjoyer
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i wonder what it will take until apple is sueing the living shit out of pegasus?

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mishimaenjoyer
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go back to /g/ you tr00n

seething

bob
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Does /g/ exist on the fediverse?

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LollerCorleone
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What does itoddlers mean?

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Is that removed part in your comment what you left or was it removed by lemmy or this particular instance or community. I am asking because i keep seeing this removed in many comments.

that would be your instance. It shows the whole word for me.

Is it the first word that shows as removed for you? They used the R word at the start of their comment

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Yeah the first word is censored and show up as removed, i coud see it whole on web version. It seems instance have option to remove slur words.

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