• Latest
  • Trending
Meta: Surveillance-for-Hire Firms Hit 50,000 Victims

Meta: Surveillance-for-Hire Firms Hit 50,000 Victims

December 20, 2021
Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C

Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C

May 16, 2022
Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC

Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC

May 16, 2022
AMD Instinct MI300 Exascale APU Features Zen4 CPU and CDNA3 GPU

AMD Instinct MI300 Exascale APU Features Zen4 CPU and CDNA3 GPU

May 16, 2022
GrAI Matter Labs Unveils sparsity-native AI SoC

GrAI Matter Labs Unveils sparsity-native AI SoC

May 16, 2022
Tecnotree Launches a Transformation Suite for MTN Ghana

Tecnotree Launches a Transformation Suite for MTN Ghana

May 16, 2022
Ghana with Moringa School and Brighter Investment to promote digital skills for jobs

Ghana with Moringa School and Brighter Investment to promote digital skills for jobs

May 16, 2022
SA Obscure Technologies announces strategic alliance with DNSSense

SA Obscure Technologies announces strategic alliance with DNSSense

May 16, 2022
SLVA Cybersecurity to provide crucial new API security solutions

SLVA Cybersecurity to provide crucial new API security solutions

May 16, 2022
Samsung PRO Endurance Up to 256GB microSD Memory Card

Samsung PRO Endurance Up to 256GB microSD Memory Card

May 16, 2022
Apacer AS2280Q4U M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 1.4 for PS5

Apacer AS2280Q4U M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 1.4 for PS5

May 16, 2022
ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II V90 512GB U3 Memory Card

ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II V90 512GB U3 Memory Card

May 16, 2022
Team Group T-Force Vulcan Z SATA 2.5-Inch With 3D TLC Flash

Team Group T-Force Vulcan Z SATA 2.5-Inch With 3D TLC Flash

May 16, 2022
  • Consumer Watch
  • Kids Page
  • Directory
  • Events
  • Reviews
Monday, 16 May, 2022
  • Login
itechnewsonline.com
  • Home
  • Tech
  • Africa Tech
  • InfoSEC
  • Data Science
  • Data Storage
  • Business
  • Opinion
Subscription
Advertise
No Result
View All Result
itechnewsonline.com
No Result
View All Result

Meta: Surveillance-for-Hire Firms Hit 50,000 Victims

by ITECHNEWS
December 20, 2021
in Infosec, Leading Stories
0 0
0
Meta: Surveillance-for-Hire Firms Hit 50,000 Victims

Meta has removed seven “surveillance-for-hire” companies from its platform to target blameless victims in over 100 countries around the world.

Facebook’s parent company revealed in a report published yesterday that the seven companies are based in China, Israel, India and North Macedonia. Their services are said to have targeted an estimated 50,000 victims, including journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, families of opposition and human rights activists.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C

Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC

Four entities are based in Israel: Cobwebs Technologies, Cognyte, Black Cube and Bluehawk CI. The country has a significant stake in the global surveillance market, notably through the work of controversial firm NSO Group, which WhatsApp launched a legal case against in 2019.

Meta said the organizations operate across the three phases of targeting activity: “reconnaissance” via automated software; “engagement,” in a bid to build trust with the individual; and “exploitation” via phishing emails and messages.

“Although public debate has mainly focused on the exploitation phase, it’s critical to disrupt the entire lifecycle of the attack because the earlier stages enable the later ones,” said Meta. “If we can collectively tackle this threat earlier in the surveillance chain, it would help stop the harm before it gets to its final, most serious stage of compromising people’s devices and accounts.”

The social media giant said the removed entities violated its Community Standards and Terms of Service.

“Given the severity of their violations, we have banned them from our services. To help disrupt these activities, we blocked related internet infrastructure and issued cease and desist letters, putting them on notice that their targeting of people has no place on our platform,” the firm added.

“We also shared our findings with security researchers, other platforms, and policymakers so they can take appropriate action.”

There are signs that the US government is now taking the activities of surveillance companies like these seriously.

Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter, Infosecurity Magazine

Tags: FirmsHireMetaSurveillance
ShareTweetShare

Get real time update about this post categories directly on your device, subscribe now.

Unsubscribe

Search

No Result
View All Result

Recent News

Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C

Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C

May 16, 2022
Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC

Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC

May 16, 2022
AMD Instinct MI300 Exascale APU Features Zen4 CPU and CDNA3 GPU

AMD Instinct MI300 Exascale APU Features Zen4 CPU and CDNA3 GPU

May 16, 2022

About What We Do

itechnewsonline.com

We bring you the best Premium Tech News.

Recent News With Image

Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C

Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C

May 16, 2022
Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC

Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC

May 16, 2022

Recent News

  • Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C May 16, 2022
  • Nintendo Working on Next-Gen Switch Powered by an NVIDIA SoC May 16, 2022
  • AMD Instinct MI300 Exascale APU Features Zen4 CPU and CDNA3 GPU May 16, 2022
  • GrAI Matter Labs Unveils sparsity-native AI SoC May 16, 2022
  • Home
  • InfoSec
  • Opinion
  • Africa Tech
  • Data Storage

© 2021 iTechNewsOnline.Com - Powered by BackUpDataSystems

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Tech
  • Africa Tech
  • InfoSEC
  • Data Science
  • Data Storage
  • Business
  • Opinion

© 2021 iTechNewsOnline.Com - Powered by BackUpDataSystems

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?
Go to mobile version