A group of more than 80 prominent fact-checking organizations around the world is pressing YouTube to take action against COVID misinformation, which still prevails on the platform now two years into the pandemic. “As an international network of fact-checking organizations, we monitor how lies spread online — and every day, we see that YouTube is […]
The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the brink of collapse
Things changed once US diplomats in Uganda got hacked by Pegasus.
イスラエル発のスパイウェアは、国家の支援を受けた「本格的なハッキング」に相当する？ グーグルの分析結果が波紋
イスラエル企業が開発した強力なスパイウェアが米国務省職員を含む多数のiPhoneユーザーに使われていた事実が波紋を呼んでいたが、こうしたスパイウェアの実力が想像以上に高いことがグーグルの分析結果から明らかになった。開発元のNSO Groupは、国家の支援を受けたハッカーにしかできないとされてきた高いレヴェルの技術革新と洗練度を達成しているというのだ。
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Cylus raises $30M Series B to help protect trains and metros worldwide
As rail systems undergo a digital revolution and become far more connected and advanced, railway operators face a rapidly growing threat landscape. To combat this, railway companies demand more robust cyber solutions and lawmakers across the globe call for more effective cybersecurity regulations. Cylus, a Tel Aviv-based rail cybersecurity startup, built a cybersecurity solution, CylusOne, […]
Covid live: Germany reports record 50,000 new cases; Dutch experts recommend lockdown amid record cases
Robert Koch Institute records 50,196 new cases of coronavirus in Germany; Netherlands would have western Europe’s first lockdown since the summerGerman chancellor-in-waiting pushes new measures to fight rising casesMorgues fill up in Romania and Bulgar…
Scott McTominay’s late strike caps Scotland’s thrilling win over Israel
So much for tight, grim affairs between Scotland and Israel. A seventh meeting in three years broke the mould of anything that had come before. This was a breathless encounter, as fitting for the return of a capacity crowd to Hampden Park.The final act…
Manager of fund that owns Israeli spyware firm not yet given access to sensitive info
US-based Berkeley Research Group, which took on oversight of fund that has majority stake in NSO, has not had clearance from IsraelThe US consulting firm that now manages the fund that owns a majority stake in NSO Group, the Israeli spyware maker, has …
Reports of mysterious Mossad operation to find Israeli airman confirmed
Israel prime minster tells Knesset of ‘bold’ mission concerned with fate of missing navigator Lt Col Ron AradThe Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, launched a complex intelligence operation last month to find information on the whereabouts and fate of an …
Inkitt books $59M investment, wants to turn its data-driven, self-publishing platform into a multi-media powerhouse
Book sales during the pandemic went up, and it seems the amount we are reading did, too. Now Inkitt, the startup that operates a free, popular platform of the same name for anyone to write and publish stories — stories that Inkitt then analyses using data science to determine which of them to take to […]
Eight Roads launches its fourth fund: $450M aimed at European/Israeli scale-ups
European VC Eight Roads is launching its fourth fund of $450 million for European and Israeli tech companies , aiming for another 15-20 across a broad range of consumer, software-as-a-service, fintech and healthtech areas. Cheque sizes wil range from around $5 million to $50 million per company, and as such, it tends to play more […]