WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING HACKED WITH GOVERNMENT SPYWARE

Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

The reach of government spyware now extends far beyond its original promise of targeting only criminals and terrorists. Increasingly, journalists, activists, and minor political figures around the world are being surveilled, enabled by vendors whose scalable technology and weak oversight make widespread abuse easy. Governments, both democratic and authoritarian, face little accountability or limitation, although international moves and investigations may finally be prompting some overdue scrutiny and action.