Vas Panagiotopoulos

RT @billmarczak: Nice, @Android has finally added a spiritual equivalent to iOS Lockdown Mode in Android 16. If you turn it on, then (among…

RT @MatinaStevis: If you're interested in our lawsuit with the NYT against the European Commission over access to documents -ruling tomorro…

TechCrunch’s @lorenzofb read the transcripts of the WhatsApp vs. NSO Group trial’s hearings and is highlighting the most interesting facts and revelations that came out. 👇 https://t.co/kEBpkUYntU

Important piece by @NiAolainF on the🇬🇧🇫🇷Pall Mall Process Code of Practice, which "stops short of agreeing to a hard legal standard by which States commit to preventing #spyware abuses in their domestic law & does not give us a roadmap to accountability." https://t.co/lzYmFqnco7 https://t.co/hRqmxyX19j

Haaretz's @omerbenj has learned that in Dec'24, NSO co-founder Shalev Hulio–no longer active in the company–met in 🇺🇸w. senior Trump allies. He was joined by former 🇦🇹Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, his partner in Dream Security, a defensive cybersecurity firm. https://t.co/4aQDNguu3k

🇬🇷 Greece faces a media freedom crisis as a result of actions and failures by the Greek government, threatening democracy and the rule of law, @hrw said in a report released today. ➡️ https://t.co/HjIGRoCMBW Full report: https://t.co/2vwJScYIJg https://t.co/X5EtIwlr2I

RT @natynettle: NSO Group to pay almost 168 million in damages! Congrats to @WhatsApp @Meta on this historic (yes, historic!) jury verdict…

RT @RonDeibert: Big win against a big bully. We have been through so much leading up to this but only a fraction of what countless victims…

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton

@WhatsApp @citizenlab 15/ WHOA: @whatsapp states intention to donate to support digital rights groups working to support targets of spyware attacks. https://t.co/j3UYkpXJND https://t.co/0wuZvrpAMa

RT @jsrailton: BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group. Precedent-setting win aga…

NSO Group’s spokesperson Gil Lainer left the door open for an appeal: “We will carefully examine the verdict’s details and pursue appropriate legal remedies, including further proceedings and an appeal,” Lainer said in a statement.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb

BREAKING: Spyware maker NSO Group must pay $167 million to WhatsApp for a hacking campaign in 2019 that targeted more than 1,400 chat app users. This is a huge win for WhatsApp. NSO says it will consider appealing. https://t.co/FZd41fWBiy

‼️ Social media giant Meta Platforms , said on Tuesday it has been awarded $168 million in damages from the Israeli #spyware firm NSO group after the surveillance company was found liable for hacking its systems. https://t.co/p8N2hYWt0H

RT @runasand: A team of journalists in Norway spent a year secretly monitoring a credit card fraud gang to uncover who's behind it and how…

An 8-person jury began deliberations Monday to determine what damages -if any- are owed to Meta by NSO Group concerning a 2019 spyware attack. In its closing arguments, Meta implored the jurors to use their “common sense” in determining how much NSO owes. https://t.co/ESFGGTiQAw

RT @jsrailton: #Skype shuts down TODAY. Here's the official link to download your stuff: https://t.co/QmqjCs0SYI https://t.co/M9klL3ytJr

The Paragon-🇮🇹Italy affair highlights global concerns over Israeli #spyware targeting civilians and political opponents. Italy's parliament is investigating if its intelligence used Paragon spyware against a journalist, writes @haaretzcom's @omerbenj. https://t.co/uADfhjWKvT

🇦🇺Australia 🗳️votes today, amid Trump’s tariff threats, Ukraine war & shifting alliances. But what does it mean for 🇪🇺EU–particularly in terms of #defence & #trade? I spoke w.@ASPI_org’s @Dr_M_Davis and @UniofAdelaide’s Prof. Richard Pomfret to find out. https://t.co/liL2hdgnIL