Hackers switch up tactics to keep on top of the latest iPhone protections

• FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON - Germany's security ecosystem gets in gear for World Cup 2026.

• SYDNEY - Vigilant Labs rallies L3 Trenchant's exploit hunters.

• BARCELONA - German Ralf Wegener's cyber-intelligence firm Variston in Google spotlight.
  

• ABU DHABI - Anton Ivanov appointed to head Technology Innovation Institute's space research.

• PARIS - Jérôme Pasinetti appointed to head Rhea Cybersecurité France.

USCYBERCOM in search of zero-day provider 

Via the Joint Cyber Weapons programme, the US Cyber Command is looking for a supplier able to find zero-day vulnerabilities and be operable for a variety of future missions. [...]

After Azimuth, Mark Dowd returns to vulnerability research with Vigilant Labs 

Vigilant Labs, a new zero-day research company set up by one of the founders of Fives Eyes alliance provider Azimuth Security, has hired its first researcher, Amat Cama, an expert in hacking mobile device modem chips. [...]

French cyber soldiers are more interested in Apple's smartphone vulnerabilities than Huawei's 

DGA-MI, which is responsible for cyber defence at the French armed forces ministry, has issued a new shopping list as it pursues its investigations into smartphones and tablet security weaknesses. Its list is not based on the phone manufacturers' market shares, however, and gives an idea of the lines of research the French military are pursuing. [...]

Zero Security Research Labs - zero-day broker and IMSI-catcher 

While most zero-day flaw sellers limit themselves to marketing vulnerabilities, Zero Security Research Labs goes one step further by selling interception equipment. [...]

SSI Pacific, Australian cyber's French connection 

At a time when cyber tensions between Australia and China are high, SSI Pacific, founded by a Frenchman, is carving a place for itself in Australian cyber-offense. [...]

Tencent Security forges cyber partnership with Qi An Xin 

Tencent Security, the cybersecurity division of Chinese tech giant Tencent, has teamed with Qi An Xin, a cyber supplier to [...]

Alliance of Jaitly, Kinetic and Pegasus makes push into UAE cyber 

Although the UAE is developing its own intelligence technology industry it continues to attract distributors of foreign solutions, such as Vikrant Jaitly, Kinetic and Pegasus. [...]

Israeli-German zero-day vulnerabilities broker firm Incredity offers Huawei bug bounty 

Cyprus was home to Israeli cyber industry in Europe for a long time but some big-name firms have recently left the island, like NSO which has closed the Cypriot subsidiary of Circles. New firms such as Legacy Technologies and Incredity have chosen to make Germany their new European haven. [...]

Nucleon provides last mile detection of hackers 

The cyber startup Nucleon is leading the hunt for hackers thanks to its digital traps and sensors installed on the ground. [...]

Indian-Cypriot firm Lokd supplies secure smartphones and zero-day vulnerabilities 

Lokd, a startup that came onto the scene earlier this year, is marketing an ultra-secure mobile operating system and also operates a zero-day vulnerabilities brokering platform. [...]

Interior ministry turns to Cellebrite 

The French interior ministry awarded two government contracts to the [...]

Interionet, former NSO team's new offensive cyber firm 

Israel's discreet Interionet is following in the footsteps of sector leaders NSO and Verint by developing its own cyber-intrustion and mobile interception tools. [...]

With Atooro, Engel aims to turn cyber-intelligence into a goldmine 

Atooro, the private equity firm backed by mining magnate Yaakov Engel, has invested in an array of tehnology sought after by the intelligence community. [...]

Pentagon throws doors open to bug bounty-hunters 

Congress is thinking of procuring more computer security vulnerabilities for the US intelligence services in an initiative that could prove lucrative for companies that specialise in this area. [...]

Israel's NSO revives bug-sweeping 

Recent revelations about NSO's iPhone spyware have revived competition between companies that market zero day vulnerabilities. [...]