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TATuP📣 Call for Abstracts: "Technology assessment and future warfare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".The Special topic of issue 35/1 (2026) is guest edited by Prof. Dr. Karsten Weber and Prof. Dr. Markus Bresinsky, OTH Regensburg, DE📅 Submit your abstract by: 11 April 2025Further information: <a href="https://lnkd.in/g7gxBh2V" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lnkd.in/g7gxBh2V</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FutureWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FutureWarfare</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GameTheory</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NuclearWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuclearWar</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberWeapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberWeapons</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutonomousWeapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutonomousWeapons</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DualUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DualUse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zeitenwende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zeitenwende</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnologyAssessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechnologyAssessment</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TAJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TAJournal</a> oekom Verlag <a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/@ITAS_KIT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ITAS_KIT</a>

Bagolina<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/10/israel-nso-spyware-whatsapp-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/10/israel-nso-spyware-whatsapp-trump</a> After WhatsApp claimed 90 users were targeted last year, experts concerned over how <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> could use cyberweapons <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> Even as <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> celebrated a major legal victory in December against <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/NSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSO</a> Group, the Israeli maker of one of the world’s most powerful <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a>, a new threat was detected, this time involving another Israel-based company that has previously agreed contracts with democratic governments around the world – including the US. <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a>

অর্ঘ্য 🏏📚 💻A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sweden</a> based <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Libyan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libyan</a> dissident & a critic of Italian dealings in Libya was alerted by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> last week that he had been targeted with military-grade <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spyware</a>, raising new concerns about the possible use of powerful <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> governments.🔗 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/03/critic-of-italy-libya-migration-pact-told-he-was-target-of-israeli-spyware" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/03/critic-of-italy-libya-migration-pact-told-he-was-target-of-israeli-spyware</a>

Bob Carver<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/07/goldilock-agentic-malware-2027-doomsday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.axios.com/2025/01/07/goldilock-agentic-malware-2027-doomsday</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/agentic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agentic</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#malware</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a>

Matt WillemsenPegasus spyware creator ordered to reveal code used to spy on WhatsApp users <a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/03/pegasus-spyware-creator-ordered-to-reveal-code-used-to-spy-on-whatsapp-users" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/03/pegasus-spyware-creator-ordered-to-reveal-code-used-to-spy-on-whatsapp-users</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spyware</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NSOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSOGroup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pegasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pegasus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#code</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberWeapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberWeapons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSanctioned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USSanctioned</a>

ꋬ꒒ꏂ꒼ꀤꋬMorpheus hat ein sehr informatives Video dazu hochgeladen, was Hacker für eine Rolle bei den derzeitigen Ausschreitungen in <a href="https://norden.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#israel</a> und <a href="https://norden.social/tags/palastina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#palastina</a> spielen. Gerne mal angucken. DIe Hauptleittragenden auch hier Again, die <a href="https://norden.social/tags/zivilisten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zivilisten</a>.<a href="https://norden.social/tags/IsraelPalestineconflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IsraelPalestineconflict</a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacking</a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/cyberwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberwar</a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a><a href="https://youtu.be/SuUcXobaAMg?si=dUTgiJW3-E3-UwsL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/SuUcXobaAMg?si=dUTgiJW3-E3-UwsL</a>

Schneier on Security RSSAnalysis of Intellexa’s Predator SpywareAmnesty International has published a comprehensive analysis of the Predator government s... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/analysis-of-intellexas-predator-spyware.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/analysis-of-intellexas-predator-spyware.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spyware</a>

dispatchAnalysis of Intellexa’s Predator Spyware <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/analysis-of-intellexas-predator-spyware.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/analysis-of-intellexas-predator-spyware.html</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spyware</a>

Alex Jimenez<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cyberweapons</a> manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of USContrasting fates of Israeli spyware-makers Paragon and NSO tell the tale<a href="https://mas.to/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Malware</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/11cb394d-a13e-4826-b580-823b9367fedb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/11cb394d-a13e-4826-b580-823b9367fedb</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano<a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spyware</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israel</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Paragon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paragon</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>: "In the summer of 2019, as Paragon Solutions was building one the world’s most potent cyberweapons, the company made a prescient decision: before courting a single customer, best get the Americans on side.The Israeli start-up had watched local rival NSO Group, makers of the controversial Pegasus spyware, fall foul of the Biden administration and be blacklisted in the US. So Paragon sought guidance from top American advisers, secured funding from US venture capital groups and eventually scored a marquee client that eludes its competition: the US government.Interviews with half a dozen industry figures about the divergent paths of the two companies underline how the shadowy spyware industry is being reshaped around those friendly to American interests.According to four of those people, the US Drug Enforcement and Administration Agency is among the top customers for Paragon’s signature product nicknamed Graphite."<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/11cb394d-a13e-4826-b580-823b9367fedb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/11cb394d-a13e-4826-b580-823b9367fedb</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> building <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> to hijack enemy <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#satellites</a>, says US leak Document assesses Beijing’s ambitions to disrupt communications during <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wartime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wartime</a>. "China understands the superiority that the United States has in the space and cyber domains, so they are very interested in not only improving their own capabilities but in capitalizing on what we refer to as a first-mover advantage in both domains," said Moore, now a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/china-building-cyberweapons-to-hijack-enemy-satellites-says-us-leak/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/china-building-cyberweapons-to-hijack-enemy-satellites-says-us-leak/</a>

Matt WillemsenChina building cyberweapons to hijack enemy satellites, says US leak Document assesses Beijing’s ambitions to disrupt communications during wartime. The US assesses that China’s push to develop capabilities to “deny, exploit or hijack” enemy satellites is a core part of its goal to control information, which Beijing considers to be a key “war-fighting domain.” <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/china-building-cyberweapons-to-hijack-enemy-satellites-says-us-leak/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/china-building-cyberweapons-to-hijack-enemy-satellites-says-us-leak/</a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/hijack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hijack</a>

Poetry NewsSatellites Hijacked, disrupted, controlled Cyberweapons fight Beijing's ambitions take flight Destruction<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#satellites</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/warfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warfare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/cinquain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cinquain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/881c941a-c46f-4a40-b8d8-9e5c8a6775ba" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/881c941a-c46f-4a40-b8d8-9e5c8a6775ba</a>

Eclectic Human<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> "This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race" by Nicole Perlroth. A thoughtful and perceptive thriller, but it's all too real and all the more terrifying. The "digital Cassandras and the tinfoil-hat crowd" are not wrong. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EdwardSnowden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdwardSnowden</a>'s revelations are just the tip of the iceberg. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Luddite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Luddite</a><a href="https://undark.org/2021/04/30/book-review-this-is-how-they-tell-me-the-world-ends/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://undark.org/2021/04/30/book-review-this-is-how-they-tell-me-the-world-ends/</a>

Schneier on Security RSSHacked Cellebrite and MSAB Software ReleasedCellebrite is an cyberweapons arms manufacturer that sells smartphone forensic software to governments around the world. MSAB is a Swedish company that does the same... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/01/hacked-cellebrite-and-msab-software-released.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/01/hacked-cellebrite-and-msab-software-released.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphones</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/leaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leaks</a>

dispatchHacked Cellebrite and MSAB Software Released <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/01/hacked-cellebrite-and-msab-software-released.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/01/hacked-cellebrite-and-msab-software-released.html</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphones</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/leaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leaks</a>

avajust started nicole perlroth's 'this is how they tell me the world ends' and i can already tell it is required reading <a href="https://floss.social/tags/nicoleperlroth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nicoleperlroth</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/thisishowtheytellmetheworldends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thisishowtheytellmetheworldends</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/cybersec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersec</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacking</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/globalwarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalwarfare</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/cybersecgirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecgirl</a>

fabzCurrently reading "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends" from Nicole Perloth..I can highly recommend it❤ <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/cyberwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberwar</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#book</a>

Chester WisniewskiThinking of exploits and spyware as a "weapon" is incredibly misguided. Exploits are thoughts. You cannot control who has them or stop them from being shared/traded/trafficked. You can't seize an entire ship of exploits and destroy them. Like a weapon they can easily be turned against their creators, but their is no quantity limit. We need new language and rules just for this space, not adapted from ill-suited laws meant to restrain physical goods. <a href="https://securitycafe.ca/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> <a href="https://securitycafe.ca/tags/CyberWeapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberWeapons</a>

Schneier on Security RSSAnother Event-Related Spyware AppLast month, we were warned not to install Qatar’s World Cup app because it was spyware. This month, it’s Egypt’s <a href="<a href="https://www.politico.eu/art" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/art</a>... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/11/another-event-related-spyware-app.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/11/another-event-related-spyware-app.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cyberweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberweapons</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphones</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spyware</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Egypt</a>

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