Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#1

Post by fieryscribe » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 1:48 PM UTC

Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure
vice.com

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#2

Post by justinclift » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:20 PM UTC

Ouch.

> The Amnesty report said NSO is also using services from other companies such as Digital Ocean, OVH, and Linode ...

We've been using Digital Ocean for a few years now (sqlitebrowser.org), and they've been really good. Hopefully they look into this and take some useful action. :)

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#3

Post by Spooky23 » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:25 PM UTC

Shouldn’t there be an outcry against the suppression of free speech?

When Facebook or Google blocks extremist propaganda, it’s a big thing. What jurisdiction’s laws were broken by this company?

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#4

Post by bluetwo » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:26 PM UTC

Wonder if NSO was involved in that leak of Bezo's phone data awhile back.

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#5

Post by sva_ » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:26 PM UTC

bluetwo wrote: post #4

Wonder if NSO was involved in that leak of Bezo's phone data awhile back.

I thought about the same. Perhaps an "order from the top."

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#6

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:28 PM UTC

justinclift wrote: post #2

Ouch. > The Amnesty report said NSO is also using services from other companies such as Digital Ocean, OVH, and Linode ... We've been using Digital Ocean for a few years now (sqlitebrowser.org), and they've been really good. Hopefully they look into this and take some useful action. :)

[deleted]

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#7

Post by tnolet » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:28 PM UTC

bluetwo wrote: post #4

Wonder if NSO was involved in that leak of Bezo's phone data awhile back.

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Given what we know about this hack — a Whatsapp or iMessage essentially taking over his whole phone — this seems plausible.

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#8

Post by neom » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:30 PM UTC

justinclift wrote: post #2

Ouch. > The Amnesty report said NSO is also using services from other companies such as Digital Ocean, OVH, and Linode ... We've been using Digital Ocean for a few years now (sqlitebrowser.org), and they've been really good. Hopefully they look into this and take some useful action. :)

It's "DigitalOcean" - sorry to be pedantic, it drives me absolutely nuts when people put a space between, especially publications.

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#9

Post by zzleeper » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:30 PM UTC

Perhaps NSO Group should be considered a terrorism-aiding organization. Freeze its assets, track all their employees, backers, etc.

Wonder if they are even helping to hack US government employees through China, etc. (besides just helping to torture dissidents).

Re: Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

#10

Post by asah » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 2:32 PM UTC

Spooky23 wrote: post #3

Shouldn’t there be an outcry against the suppression of free speech? When Facebook or Google blocks extremist propaganda, it’s a big thing. What jurisdiction’s laws were broken by this company?

You gotta draw the line somewhere - this is way over that line.