A little over a decade ago, a small Israeli company created what would become the world’s most powerful and notorious hacking tool.
Mark Mazzetti, who is a Washington investigative correspondent for The Times, explains the surprising story of the NSO Group and why, despite banning its technology, the United States kept trying to use it.
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Yesterday
Daniel Radcliffe, Mariska Hargitay and the Happiest List on Earth
With war, political wrangling and price hikes jockeying for headlines, it’s a rare thing to sit for an hour with a large group of strangers and focus on the small pleasures in life. But that’s what the show “Every Brilliant Thing” is all about. Since 2013, Duncan Macmillan’s audi ... Show More
41m 8s
Apr 2020
NSO Employee Abused Phone Hacking Tech to Target a Love Interest
Back in 2013, between the many revelations on mass surveillance abuses by the NSA coming from the trove of Snowden leaks, Americans also learned agents at the signals intelligence agency were snooping on their love interests. Dubbed LOVEINT (a play on ‘Love-Intelligence,’ apparen ... Show More
28m 57s
Aug 2021
The law change that will treat journalists as spies
<p>You might think the UK would be a safe place for journalists, but investigative reporters in this country can face threats, lawsuits and intimidation. And now, the Home Office is proposing changes to the Official Secrets Act that would make the climate for journalists - and th ... Show More
29m 48s
Sep 2023
À la Une: un homme fait les choux gras de la presse outre Atlantique
Donald Trump ! Accusé de « fraude commerciale par un juge » écrit le Washington Post. L’ancien président des États-Unis et deux de ses enfants sont dans le viseur, explique également le New York Times. La procureure générale de l'État de New York réclame, entre autres, 250 millio ... Show More
4m 58s
Nov 2021
The "Nuclear Tongue Twister" Edition
<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by special guest, Rational Security editor Jen Patja Howell! They sat down to discuss:</p><ul><li>“Our Stand on Havana”: While pressure is building on the Biden administration to take a stand on <a href="https://www.nytimes.co ... Show More
57m 59s
Apr 2023
The Pentagon documents leak
Tommy and Ben discuss the massive leak of US intelligence documents and the potential global implications, a new White House report on what went wrong with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the potential repeal of the Iraq war authorization for use of military force, President ... Show More
1h 27m