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Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

Richi Jennings | July 19, 2023 | android spyware, Biden administration, Commerce Department, Cytrox, Department of Commerce, Entity List, eu, Europe, European Union, European Union (EU), Intellexa, iOS spyware, Malware Spyware, Predator spyware, SB Blogwatch, spyware

European cousins Intellexa and Cytrox essentially banned by Commerce Dept. — Predator/ALIEN not welcome in U.S ...

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NSO Group Among Those Added to Commerce’s EAR Entity List

Christopher Burgess | November 4, 2021 | Department of Commerce, EAR, Entity List, Lawful Intercept, NSO Group

This week, the Department of Commerce (DoC) amended its export administrative regulations (EAR) with the addition of four companies onto the entity list, effective November 4, 2021. The four companies—one from Singapore, ...

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US Blocks Trade with ‘Legal’ Pegasus Spyware Firm, NSO

Richi Jennings | November 4, 2021 | Entity List, NSO Group, Pegasus, SB Blogwatch, spyware, They’re going to find it hard to actually do business, Wassenaar rule, Zero Click Attack

What took you so long? The U.S. Commerce Dept. has finally blocked exports to the notorious NSO Group—makers of sophisticated “zero click” spyware, Pegasus ...

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Commerce Bureau Pegs More National Security Risks

Christopher Burgess | August 22, 2019 | china, Department of Commerce, Entity List, Huwei, Iran, national security, North Korea

The Department of Commerce’s U.S. Bureau of Industry and Commerce (BIC) has added 17 organizations from 11 countries to its “entity list,” citing national security concerns. Presence on the list means the ...

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