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- The Citizen Lab Report on Paragon Spyware
Spyware is installed on an electronic device remotely without the knowledge of the user. It functions as a silent intruder that covertly collects information and sends it to a third party without the consent of the user. Passwords, web browsing history and banking information are common targets. Spy … Read more »
- The Gun in the Glove Compartment
The doctrine of constructive possession is a legal fiction used to describe a situation where an individual has knowledge and control of an object without having physical custody of it. The doctrine came into play during a recent trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that stemmed from the e … Read more »
- Conviction of Former Uber Chief Security Officer Affirmed
The conviction of former Uber chief security officer Joe Sullivan on obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony charges has been upheld by by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, California. The charges related to his attempted cover up of a security breach at Ube … Read more »
- Lazarus Group and the Bybit Hack
In one of the largest heists in the history of digital assets North Korean hackers exploited the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange and made off with $1.5 billion in cybercash. The incident occurred when a routine cold wallet to warm wallet transaction was manipulated through a sophisticated attack that … Read more »
- Assessing State Conduct Under the Grant Test
The admissibility of drugs and guns seized by the Vancouver police from a downtown eastside apartment was central to the conviction of a suspected drug dealer. A motion judge admitted the evidence although it was tainted by a police officer who attempted to influence the issuing judge to draw unsupp … Read more »