• eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    this combined w other pieces of software like pegasus, it’s clear that the isrealis have positioned themselves at the confluence of software & espionage in a similar way that taiwan positioned itself to exist at the center of the microelectronics world.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      6 hours ago

      There might actually be a direct relationship there as well. Taiwan being the chokepoint for western chip production puts them in a perfect position to insert backdoors into all western tech. There’s a reason the US was freaking out over Huawei tech spreading in the west. The problem with it isn’t that there’s some Chinese malware in it, but rather that western agencies can’t use it for spying.

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        19 hours ago

        like almost everything else, the only way to shut it down is to stop participating with it.

        that means individuals either have to stop using linkedin & smartphones or perpetually stay informed about how to effectively counteract it.

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    13 hours ago

    How does a zero click hack even work? Let’s assume the ISPs and phone companies are all willing to collaborate on an attack against you, your Signal chats are still local and encrypted, how do they get in?

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      12 hours ago

      Zero click hacks often find exploits in the victims OS, places where protocols run automatically. Stuff like Bluetooth device identification, wifi, sms protocols. I’m certainly no expert, but they are rare and highly coveted, and nation-states spend a lot of resources finding them. Ethical hackers also look for them, to notify the software/hardware creators and get them fixed.

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    23 hours ago

    Founded in 2019 in Israel, Paragon markets Graphite as sophisticated surveillance software, granting remote access to cell phones. Dubbed “mercenary spyware,” it infiltrates devices without user interaction, extracting messages from apps like WhatsApp and Signal, stored data, and live communications.

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    19 hours ago

    Why is the image from the moba game paragon by epic games. It has nothing to do with it, or are writers just lazy.