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In case you forgot about Microsoft Recall, it looks like it will reappear in your Copilot+ computer soon running Windows 11.

I am sure you are all thrilled with the idea of a screenshot being taken of your screen every 3 seconds, right?

arstechnica.com/security/2025/

Ars Technica · That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into WindowsBy Dan Goodin

"A coalition of governments has published a list of legitimate-looking Android apps that were actually spyware and were used to target civil society that may oppose China’s state interests.

On Tuesday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, or NCSC, which is part of intelligence agency GCHQ, along with government agencies from Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States, published separate advisories on two families of spyware, known as BadBazaar and Moonshine.

These two spywares hid inside legitimate-looking Android apps, acting essentially as “Trojan” malware, with surveillance capabilities such as the ability to access the phone’s cameras, microphone, chats, photos, and location data, the NCSC wrote in a press release on Wednesday.

BadBazaar and Moonshine, which have been previously analyzed by cybersecurity firms like Lookout, Trend Micro, and Volexity, as well as the digital rights nonprofit Citizen Lab, were used to target Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Taiwanese communities, as well as civil society groups, according to the NCSC.

Uyghurs are a Muslim-minority group largely in China that has for years faced detention, surveillance, and discrimination from the Chinese government, and thus has frequently been the target of hacking campaigns."

techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/gove

TechCrunch · Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware | TechCrunch

"Now, an exhibit published in the court document shows exactly in what countries 1,223 specific victims were located when they were targeted with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

The country breakdown is a rare insight into which NSO Group customers may be more active, and where their victims and targets are located.

The countries with the most victims of this campaign are Mexico, with 456 individuals; India, with 100; Bahrain with 82; Morocco, with 69; Pakistan, with 58; Indonesia, with 54; and Israel, with 51, according to a chart titled “Victim Country Count,” that WhatsApp submitted as part of the case.

There are also victims in Western countries like Spain (21 victims), the Netherlands (11), Hungary (8), France (7), United Kingdom (2), and one victim in the United States."

techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/cour

TechCrunch · Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware | TechCrunch

Governments identify dozens of #Android #apps bundled with #spyware
#BadBazaar and #Moonshine, which have been previously analyzed by cybersecurity firms and digital rights nonprofit #CitizenLab, were used to target #Uyghurs, #Tibetans, and #Taiwanese communities. These two spywares hid inside legitimate-looking apps, acting essentially as “trojan” #malware, with #surveillance capabilities such as access the phone’s cameras, microphone, chats, photos, and location data.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/gove

TechCrunch · Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware | TechCrunch

> The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found.

**Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America**

wired.com/story/nso-group-the-

WIRED · Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s AmericaBy Vas Panagiotopoulos

#Spyware Maker #NSOGroup Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America

The #Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new #lobbying firm with direct ties to the #Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found.
#blacklist #nso #Israel

wired.com/story/nso-group-the-

WIRED · Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s AmericaBy Vas Panagiotopoulos

Das australische Cybersicherheitszentrum hat zusammen mit anderen ein Warnung zu schadhaften Apps veröffentlicht.
Unter den Namen #BadBazaar und #Moonshine verbirgt sich eine #Spyware. Diese kann auf Kamera, Mikrofon und einiges mehr zugreifen. Ziel der Malware sind Gruppen von Uighuren, Tibetanern und Taiwanesen.

ncsc.gov.uk/files/NCSC-Advisor

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ncsc.gov.uk/files/NCSC-Advisor

"The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found."

There're so many concerns with the #TrumpMusk regime. At its core are corruption, nefariousness, lawlessness, & retribution.

#Surveillance #Spyware #NationalSecurity #Corruption #Trump #Republicans #USPol wired.com/story/nso-group-the-

WIRED · Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s AmericaBy Vas Panagiotopoulos