U.S. Treasury removed sanctions against the crypto mixer service Tornado Cash – Source: securityaffairs.com

Source: securityaffairs.com – Author: Pierluigi Paganini The U.S. Treasury is lifting sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer accused of helping North Korea’s Lazarus Group launder illicit funds. The U.S. Treasury Department removed sanctions against the...

Apple removes iCloud encryption in UK following backdoor demand – Source: securityaffairs.com

Source: securityaffairs.com – Author: Pierluigi Paganini Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2025 Apple removed iCloud’s Advanced Data Protection in the UK after the government requested encryption backdoor access. Apple ends iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United...

Texas is the first state to ban DeepSeek on government devices – Source: securityaffairs.com

Source: securityaffairs.com – Author: Pierluigi Paganini Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2025 Texas bans DeepSeek and RedNote on government devices to block Chinese data-harvesting AI, citing security risks. Texas Governor Greg Abbott banned Chinese AI company...

US Gov sanctioned Intellexa Consortium individuals and entities behind Predator spyware attacks – Source: securityaffairs.com

Source: securityaffairs.com – Author: Pierluigi Paganini US Gov sanctioned Intellexa Consortium individuals and entities behind Predator spyware attacks The U.S. government sanctioned two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the...

U.S. Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp – Source: securityaffairs.com

Source: securityaffairs.com – Author: Pierluigi Paganini U.S. Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp A U.S. Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta....