Cybersecurity professionals from Google's threat hunting unit and the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab are upping the pressure on mercenary hacking firms selling high-end surveillance spyware with fresh calls for the U.S. government to urgently clamp down on these businesses.
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Calls Mount for US Gov Clampdown on Mercenary Spyware Merchants
Cybersecurity professionals from Google's threat hunting unit and the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab are upping the pressure on mercenary hacking firms selling high-end surveillance spyware with fresh calls for the U.S. government to urgently clamp down on these businesses. The post Calls Mount for US Gov Clampdown on Mercenary Spyware Merchants appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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