NSO tech said to extend reach of off-the-shelf spyware
FT News in Focus
English - July 22, 2019 16:24 - 13 minutes - 19 MB - ★★★★ - 133 ratingsNews Commentary News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Bobi Wine takes on Uganda's ageing dictator
Next Episode: Boris Johnson's 100-day Brexit deadline
NSO, an Israeli company whose spyware hacked WhatsApp, has told buyers its technology can now collect a targeted individual’s data stored in the cloud, according to people familiar with its sales pitch. Its tech is said to use industry-wide authentication techniques that have, until now, been thought to be secure. Malcolm Moore discusses the implications with Mehul Srivastava and Tim Bradshaw.
Contributors: Malcolm Moore, technology news editor, Mehul Srivastava, Tel Aviv correspondent, and Tim Bradshaw, global tech correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.