Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is a chief backer of the bill. (Getty Images) Senate panel advances bill to combat child exploitation, but critics fear it could weaken encryption Changes to the bill weren't enough to satisfy critics. Jul 2, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Andy Kraag, head of the Netherlands’ National Criminal Investigation Service, said investigators exploited “state-of-the-art cyber technology” to break EncroChat’s encryption. (Getty Images) European police crack encrypted phone network, arrest hundreds of alleged criminals “It is as if we were sitting at the conference table with the criminals," a Dutch official boasted. Jul 2, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Attendees walk past a Facebook logo during the company’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam) Facebook reinstates NSO Group employee accounts amid ongoing lawsuit After a months-long court battle, Facebook has reinstated four accounts of people employed by Israeli software surveillance firm NSO Group. Jul 1, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty) Ransomware gangs are doing their homework before encrypting corporate data "They’re snooping around” for balance sheets and other financial data, a DHS official says. Jul 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Microsoft issues two emergency security updates impacting Windows 10 and Windows Server The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to run remote code execution against victims. Jul 1, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
A street scene in Turpan, Xinjiang. Lookout discovered Chinese efforts to surveil Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority who live in China’s Xinjiang province. (Getty Images) Chinese mobile surveillance of Uighurs more pervasive than previously thought, researchers say The spying tools have been in use for years. Jul 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty) Operators of Android hacking kit impersonate postal services in US and Europe With an effective mobile malware kit written, hackers can tweak the code to target different parts of the world. Jul 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas