Patrick Howell O'Neill

Oct 19, 2023 | cyberscoop.com | AJ Vicens |Patrick Howell O'Neill |Chris Bing

An Android app designed to share updates for supporters of Hamas’ military wing is linked to a long-running Hamas-linked cyber espionage group, according to analysis by the security firm Record Future that sheds light on how the group is attempting to spread its messaging amid ongoing fighting with Israel.

Aug 8, 2023 | cyberscoop.com | Elias Groll |Jeff Stone |Sean Lyngaas |Patrick Howell O'Neill

Computer security operates on a few basic principles, and one of them is that data in use by one application should not be available to another without permission. This basic architecture should in theory keep one application from snooping on another and stealing, for example, a bank key from a password manager. When that principle breaks down, it can be devastating.