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Go Update Your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch Right Now

Apple released security updates in iOS 14.8, iPad OS 14.8, and macOS after Citizen Lab researchers found a dangerous, hidden exploit buried in iMessage's code.

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

Unsurprisingly, the NSO Group’s Malware Is Targeting Activists Again

The notorious spyware firm says its products are only used to hunt "terrorists."

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

Snowden: People Who Bankroll the Spyware Industry Should Be in Prison

The famous whistleblower said that the recent NSO Group surveillance revelations are just a symptom of a larger problem.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

WhatsApp Head Says New Pegasus Spyware Investigation Coincides With Its Findings From 2019 Attack

WhatsApp also questioned NSO Group's denial of the claims in the investigation, saying the numbers of people being attacked are very high.

Tech News Jody Serrano

Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets

The phone number of Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, was found in the phone records cache that may represent potential spying targets.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

Presidents, Prime Ministers, and a King Among Potential NSO Spying Targets, Including French Leader Macron

The phone numbers of world leaders were discovered in a gargantuan cache of 50,000 phone records, which are considered potential targets of spying.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

Use This Tool to Check If Your Phone’s Been Hacked by the NSO Group’s Spyware

Now you can check whether your phone's been hacked using the notorious firm's "Pegasus" malware.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

The Israeli company has been accused of helping repressive governments hack journalists and dissidents all over the world.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek

NSO Group’s Spyware Reportedly Used in Attempted and Successful Phone Hacks of Journalists and Activists

The Pegasus spyware can be activated by tricking victims into clicking a link or with no clicks at all.

Tech News Jody Serrano

Report: FBI Investigating NSO Group Over Notorious International Hacks

The FBI is investigating shady cyber-intelligence company NSO Group and the possible use of its phone-hijacking tools in several high-profile hacks, Reuters reported on Thursday. According to Reuters, a source interviewed by the FBI said the agency has been investigating NSO since at least 2017—when it was looking into whether “NSO obtained from American hackers…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Report: NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Can Break Into Cloud Services, Transmit User Data to Server

Israeli spyware company NSO Group’s powerful Pegasus malware—the same spyware implicated in a breach of WhatsApp earlier this year—is capable of scraping a target’s data from the servers of Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft, according to a report in the Financial Times on Friday. According to the Times, “people familiar with its sales pitch”…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Report: WhatsApp Vulnerability Used to Secretly Infect Phones With NSO Group’s Notorious Spyware

Powerful spyware developed by Israeli cyber-intelligence company NSO Group exploited a vulnerability in encrypted messaging app WhatsApp to transfer itself to targeted devices, the Financial Times reported on Monday. NSO Group is the creator of Pegasus—a program that reportedly allows an attacker to secretly seize more or less complete control of an infected mobile device,…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Of Course Swift Wind Sees Everyone as Ponies in This Exclusive She-Ra Season 2 Clip

Swift Wind is the beautiful magic horsey we all need and deserve in our lives. But you have to wonder what the world looks like through his pristine, sparkling eyes. As we see in this exclusive look at the second season of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Swift Wind doesn’t judge or discriminate. Good…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Israeli Cyber-Intelligence Firm Denies Role in Khashoggi Murder, But Won’t ‘Deny or Confirm’ Saudi Sales

One of the co-founders of the Israeli cyber-intelligence firm behind the powerful phone-surveillance software Pegasus, NSO Group, has denied that their products were involved in the Saudi Arabian government’s torture and murder of journalist in self-imposed exile Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year, the Times of Israel reported on Saturday. However,…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Behold: Wonder Woman With a Lightsaber on a Two-Headed Unicorn

That’s a lot of awesome packed into one image. See the full thing below. Look, it’s a two-headed black unicorn/pegasus mix that shoots lightning from its horns. And Wonder Woman’s got a double-sided lightsaber. I don’t know what more artist Joey Chou could have packed into this image to make it speak directly to my…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

This picture has everything you could ever want, including dolphins

I think artist Steve Crisp tore this picture right out of my 11-year-old heart. It has literally everything a fantasy geek could want: shiny dolphins, a castle hewn from magical rock, and a bikini-clad, sword-wielding lady on top of a pegasus. I challenge you to find anything more awesome. When I saw this picture at…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Mythological beasts, drawn in the style of old biology textbooks

Biology textbooks from the 1800s could be rather outlandish and gruesome, even when describing harmless animals. But artist/biology PhD student Simone Des Roches has taken things one step further and created a naturalist’s profile for mythological critters like dragons and unicorns, complete with requisite zoological jargon. https://gizmodo.com/this-gruesome-1889-biology-book-outlined-the-many-ways-5907479 Des Roches currently studies lizard populations in New…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Promise Pegasus Is the First RAID Storage With Thunderbolt

That didn’t take long! Promise’s new Pegasus R4 and R6 RAIDs support Thunderbolt, Intel’s new 10 Gb/s I/O tech, making for lightning fast transfer with a capacity of up to 12TB. Perfect for anyone who’s currently making their own feature length film and is going through the headache of dealing with all the files! [Promise]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

What Caused This Galaxy’s Power Surge?

The galaxy 3C 454.3 is located 7.2 billion light years away, but it’s suddenly become the brightest source of gamma rays in the sky. Its particle jet has increased 10 times since the summer — and it’s aimed at us. According to a news release from NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope: Astronomers identify the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: The Finish and a New Record

The Finish: The Pegasus Open 50 sailboat just set the Transpac record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds for a double handed monohull ship. Previous Record: 10 days, 4 hours and 4 minutes. Over the Last Night: Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a…

Tech News Philippe Kahn

Go Update Your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch Right Now

Unsurprisingly, the NSO Group’s Malware Is Targeting Activists Again

Snowden: People Who Bankroll the Spyware Industry Should Be in Prison

WhatsApp Head Says New Pegasus Spyware Investigation Coincides With Its Findings From 2019 Attack

Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets

Presidents, Prime Ministers, and a King Among Potential NSO Spying Targets, Including French Leader Macron

Use This Tool to Check If Your Phone’s Been Hacked by the NSO Group’s Spyware

Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

NSO Group’s Spyware Reportedly Used in Attempted and Successful Phone Hacks of Journalists and Activists

Report: FBI Investigating NSO Group Over Notorious International Hacks

Report: NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Can Break Into Cloud Services, Transmit User Data to Server

Report: WhatsApp Vulnerability Used to Secretly Infect Phones With NSO Group’s Notorious Spyware

Of Course Swift Wind Sees Everyone as Ponies in This Exclusive She-Ra Season 2 Clip

Israeli Cyber-Intelligence Firm Denies Role in Khashoggi Murder, But Won’t ‘Deny or Confirm’ Saudi Sales

Behold: Wonder Woman With a Lightsaber on a Two-Headed Unicorn

This picture has everything you could ever want, including dolphins

Mythological beasts, drawn in the style of old biology textbooks

Promise Pegasus Is the First RAID Storage With Thunderbolt

What Caused This Galaxy’s Power Surge?

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: The Finish and a New Record

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Pegasus

Go Update Your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch Right Now

Unsurprisingly, the NSO Group’s Malware Is Targeting Activists Again

Snowden: People Who Bankroll the Spyware Industry Should Be in Prison

WhatsApp Head Says New Pegasus Spyware Investigation Coincides With Its Findings From 2019 Attack

Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets

Presidents, Prime Ministers, and a King Among Potential NSO Spying Targets, Including French Leader Macron

Use This Tool to Check If Your Phone’s Been Hacked by the NSO Group’s Spyware

Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

NSO Group’s Spyware Reportedly Used in Attempted and Successful Phone Hacks of Journalists and Activists

Report: FBI Investigating NSO Group Over Notorious International Hacks

Report: NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Can Break Into Cloud Services, Transmit User Data to Server

Report: WhatsApp Vulnerability Used to Secretly Infect Phones With NSO Group’s Notorious Spyware

Of Course Swift Wind Sees Everyone as Ponies in This Exclusive She-Ra Season 2 Clip

Israeli Cyber-Intelligence Firm Denies Role in Khashoggi Murder, But Won’t ‘Deny or Confirm’ Saudi Sales

Behold: Wonder Woman With a Lightsaber on a Two-Headed Unicorn

This picture has everything you could ever want, including dolphins

Mythological beasts, drawn in the style of old biology textbooks

Promise Pegasus Is the First RAID Storage With Thunderbolt

What Caused This Galaxy’s Power Surge?

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: The Finish and a New Record

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!