OUR PICKSWidely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US | Some Giant Law Firms Shy Away from Pro Bono Immigration Cases | Spyware maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp, and more
· Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a ‘Persistent’ Risk to the US
· The Anti-Terrorism Act Is Being Weaponized to Harass Israel’s Critics
· AI-Enhanced Social Engineering Will Reshape the Cyber Threat Landscape
· US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car
· Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
· Some Giant Law Firms Shy Away from Pro Bono Immigration Cases
· Spyware maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp
Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a ‘Persistent’ Risk to the US (Matt Burgess, Wired)
The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.
The Anti-Terrorism Act Is Being Weaponized to Harass Israel’s Critics (Joseph Pace, Lawfare)
A recent complaint accusing Columbia’s pro-Palestine groups of being “Hamas’s propaganda” arm is the latest in a string of frivolous ATA lawsuits.
AI-Enhanced Social Engineering Will Reshape the Cyber Threat Landscape (Alex O’Neill and Fred Heiding, Lawfare)
The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools enables bad actors to conduct deceptive attacks more cheaply, quickly, and effectively.
US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car (Caroline Haskins, Wired)
Customs and Border Protection has called for tech companies to pitch real-time face recognition technology that can capture everyone in a vehicle—not just those in the front seats.
Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years (Tim Marchman, Wired)
Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
Some Giant Law Firms Shy Away from Pro Bono Immigration Cases (Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times)
Fearing the wrath of President Trump, some elite law firms are declining pro bono work on lawsuits challenging the administration’s policies.
Spyware maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp (Joseph Menn, Washington Post)
The jury verdict hands a huge loss to Israel-based maker of spyware, already banned from use in the U.S., after years-long legal fight.
