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Two senior officials working for the counter-terrorism police in Bangladesh allegedly collected and sold private and personal information of citizens to criminals on Telegram, according to…

Last week, an unknown hacker broke into the servers of US-based stalkerware maker pcTattletale. The hacker then stole and leaked the company’s internal data. They also…

Flock Safety is a multi-billion dollar startup that has eyes everywhere. Starting Wednesday, with the company’s new Solar Condor cameras, those eyes are powered by solar…

Lawmakers passed legislation early Saturday reauthorizing and expanding a controversial U.S. surveillance law shortly after the powers expired at midnight, shrugging off opposition from privacy advocates…

US police departments increasingly rely on a controversial surveillance practice to demand large amounts of user data from tech companies, with the goal of tracking down…

Earlier this week, the US government announced sanctions against the founder of a controversial government spyware maker, Tal Dilian, and his business partner, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal…

The US government on Tuesday announced sanctions against the founder of notorious spyware company Intellexa and one of his business partners. This is the first time…

In July 2021, someone sent Google a bundle of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and computers running Microsoft Defender. This code…

State hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple’s iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup, according to Google.…

Defenders of civil liberties have long argued that “geographical attack” search warrants are unconstitutional because of their ability to ensnare completely innocent people who were nearby…