we have seen extensive targeting of journalists using nso's technology.surprising we are able to do this, although, we have an extremely talented technical team at the citizen lab that does this investigation. when this type of technology is sold to government clients and is abused in this way, obviously, watchdog organizations like this are likely going to spot it. so this underlines the urgency of this unregulated marketplace. i think now it has become more than obvious that there are exteive damages associated with this industry that need to be cleaned up very quickly. and the only way to do that, frankly, is by some kind of international regulation. amy: you mention uae. we had a headline today about the justice department charging three former u.s. intelligence and military officials after they admitted to helping united arab emirates build a hacking program. talk about the dissidents that are targeted and how this fits into this other story. >> well, the individuals you mentioned who were former nsa engineers working for the start of in the uae actu

nso said yesterday will continue to provide intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the worldg technologies to fight terror and crime. so, tyler, this dispute is going to continue, but in the meantime apple has a problem. they put out a patch, and we'll see if any orel vulnerabilities are discovered. >> two questions is nso going to face any backlash, any charges for this numb gere two, is this group one of groups that was involved in cracking the iphone in one of the terror attacks i'm thinking of the riverside attack some years ago, where the fbi needed help breaking into the iphone >> it's clear, tyler that nso could face some bash -- backlash from this. apple having to react here they've been getting a lot of bad publicity for months now a lot of folks in the cybersecurity world have focused on this. i spoke to dimitri, who was quoted in that piece, he says the israeli government has changed to a new political party, could have some bearing on whether nso group is allowed to continue to operate there, that the netanyahu government tolerated and encouraged this, and now the

group -- th nso group is already under fire after i software was discovered in many forms this year.t said it would continue to provide law enforcement and intelligence ageies with technology to fight terror and crime. kate: rose 0.3% higher than july. if inflation outpaces which grows, it can make life too expensive for many workers. wall street turned lower despite that better inflation data. the dow jones giving up some earlier gains to close it out 0.84 percent down in the red. s&p was down about half a percentage point. apple shares were also down despite the new product launch. the major european indices saw losses. the u.k. has delayed a deadline to impose stricter border controls on imports from the european union. the uk's brexit minister described the decision as pragmatic, to allow firms more time to recover from the pandemic. reporter: this is what the british government is trying to avoid. empty supermarket shelves due to delays at the border. brexit minister david france 2 has pushed back on start chks for six months, the second time he has done this, limiting the coron

nso group says it's providing the software to fight terror and crime.sh back by these governments on dissidents, journ journalists, human rights activists and all sorts of people who don't fit in that bucket fascinating dispute. >> andrew, i always wait for you to upgrade things, because you say there's lots of bugs you've done this already so it's safe to me >> go to general. >> right. >> settings, general, software update. >> okay. >> you might have automatic updates on. >> i do have automatic updates on i didn't see one. >> and have wifi. >> it's crappy wifi here isn't it >> it's not great here, i will give you that. >> eamon, can i ask you a washington question since you're still clued in >> sure. yeah. >> this -- i'm seeing this characterized as taxing the wealthy not the very wealthy they've still dodged again the most egregious avoidance is taking a loan out against, you know, securities that have gone up a lot in value, writing off the interest, living off that. and that the billionaires totally are -- >> you never sell so you never pay taxes. >

and we reached out to nso group.aw enforcement agencies around the world with life-saving technologies to fight terror and crime. >> thank you for that. at the top of the hour, do not miss tech check. age before beauty? why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. (vo) unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. that's how we've become the leader in 5g. #1 in customer satisfaction. and a partner who includes 5g in every plan, so you get it all. >>> welcome back to "squawk on the street." i'm dominic chu. stocks are mostly lower this morning with majority of the s&p 500 sectors in negative territory as you can see behind me here. but we want to call your attention to some of the action within the consumer discretionary sector so far today. as we head toward session lows you got shares of las vegas sands, wynn resorts, mgm, casino companies under quite a bit of pressure today as a new covid outbreak in the fugeen pr

independent researchers warned an israeli spy ware company, nso group, developed a tool to any appleof toronto citizen lab say they alerted apple to the problem after analyzing an unidentified saudi's activist phone they say was infected with the nso group's pegasus spy ware. >> an attack that gives someone, you know, thousands of miles away complete access to you phone without you, the target, seeing anything on the screen or taking any action to allow the surveillance >> reporter: experts call it a zero click exploit because it does not require a user to click on a link or download a file to allow someone to take over their device instead, the spyware exploits a flaw in the message app, allowing others to gain control of the device without the user knowing they've been hacked. >> you don't need to do anything wrong. they can actually just insert it on your phone. so it's a very sophisticated vulnerability. >> reporter: apple unveiling a software update monday, thanking citizen lab for identifying the security flaw. adding, attacks like the ones described are highly sophisticated, c

thousands of journalists, activists, and political figures around the world for foreign governments and nso group clients. and a coalition of left-leaning parties is poised to form a new government in norway after a landslide win monday that ousted a center-right coalition that has held power since 2013. labour party leader will become norway's next prime mister. his coalition includes the green party, which campaign to shut down norway's oil production within a few years. he says his government will focus on dramatic cuts to carbon dioxide emissions to help fight the climate crisis. >> we will cut 55% of our emissions. we have to really get going in the first four years. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, islamophobia and the politics of empire. 20 years after 9/11. we speak with rutgers professor deepa kumar. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by my co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new

researchers say that they captured the malicious code from pegasus spyware made by the israeli company nso group. the tool targets the devices through i message. those are the headlines. right now, inside story. >> there is a new culture of revolution taking place in china. the government is cracking down on technology companies, education and entertainment. this is "inside story." welcome to the program. during the past few months, china has tightened regulations and rules across many areas of society. few sectors have been spared. decisions have been sudden, dramatic and baffling. regulators have banned tv talent shows and ordered broadcasters not to promote what they call it effeminate looking men. actors accused of tax evasion and misbehavior have had work taken off-line. children are only allowed to play up to three hours per week. the goal is to stop young people being influenced by negative and immoral behavior. >> i don't think the new regulation makes any sense. it aims to hate -- to help teenagers but the less access you get, the more curious you will be. different people have di

update for its devices after reports surfaced of new spyware thought to be used by the israeli company nsotizen lab — said last week that it had found malicious software on the phone of a saudi opposition activist. a fake news release supposedly from the us retailer walmart led to a spike in the cryptocurrency litecoin — and then a tumble in prices. the statement — published by a newswire service, claimed that walmart would accept the crypto currency. walmart said the announcement was "inauthentic". stay with us on bbc news, still to come: after her dazzling triumph in new york, emma raducanu's marketing potential is being measured in hundreds of millions of dollars. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is

update for its devices after reports surfaced of new spyware thought to be used by the israeli company nso watchdog, citizen lab, said last week that it had found malicious software on the phone of a saudi opposition activist. senior politicians have been sending their condolences to borisjohnson, following the death of his mother. charlotte johnson wahl, who was 79, died "suddenly and peacefully" at a hospital in london yesterday. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said he was "very sorry to learn of the prime minister's loss". within the past few minutes tropical storm nicholas has been upgraded to a hurricane as it approaches texas and louisiana. it's expected to batter the region with an intense storm surge and rains that could cause widespread flooding. it comes as louisiana is still struggling in the aftermath of hurricane ida, which made landfall on the state only two weeks ago. tim pandajis — a meteorologist at khou, the cbs—affiliated station in houston, has the details. we flood quite easily here in the houston metro area but preceding the arrival of nicholas our situation was

they believe the spy ware came from israel's nso group, an infamous hacker-for-hire firm.nd is the first known instance of an attack that doesn't require a victim to click on a link or open infected files, but experts say such attacks are limited to specific targets. apple users should get an update to alert to update soon. >>> colossal aims to resurrect thousands of ma'am moth. the team led by a biologist at harvard medical school announced it. they plan to alter elephant genes and hope to produce embryos in just a few years. other experts are skeptical, but colossal has already received $15 million in initial funding and plans to charge ahead. i can't see anything that could possibly go wrong with that plan. >>> still ahead, congresswoman debbie dingell has been up all night. she joins us next. >> and as we go to break, a look at this date in history. 27 years ago on the 34th day of a strike by players, acting baseball commissioner bud selig announced the 1994 season was heartbreakingly over. >> and the other shoe has finally dropped in the ongoing baseball wars. for the

apple says it has patched a security flaw after researchers determined nso group used it to exploit devices us now is mark gurman. this is coming ahead of the latest gadget launch. reporter: there was an exploit in the messages app, the iphone, call devices. this would allow a hacker to send a malicious pdf file. if it was opened on an iphone, it could technically let the hacker break into your home and siphon data and take control. apple said that the patch was put together over the course of a week when they heard about this. they're also saying the overwhelming majority of uses were not impacted. this is used to hack people on an individual basis. it's a continuation of a long-running cat and mouse. they're also saying with iphone 15, they will have further security protections. shery: not great for your reputation. what are we expecting for the product launch? reporter: it will look similar to the current iphone. apple watch series, largely displays. this will be a new mid tier air pot. no noise cancellation, no water resistance. it all comes standard. look avril lavigne's on tuesday. s

said it took action after reports surfaced of new spyware thought to be used by the israeli company nsoa car crashed into a residential building in west london overnight. police say they arrived at the scene on the great western road in notting hill to find the car on fire, and evacuated a number of residents from the building as a precaution. officers say they don't believe any other vechicles were involved. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. and thank you for the messages about getting vaccinated from parents. this twitter user said that their son is 1a and they are getting him a vaccinated and they know people will have died from covid. we discussed it with him last night and asked him how he felt and he wants to have it. the risk of adverse reaction from the jab is certainly less from the risk of death from covid. and another person said that a younger person —— like a is 1a and all have been vaccinated. he has been through an mmr vaccination under the so they are doing it. let me know your thought process and the kind of conversations going on in your househo

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they believe the spyware came from israel's nso group, an infamous hacker for hire firm.t is the first known instance of an attack that doesn't require the victim to click on a link or open infected files. experts say such attacks are limited to specific targets. apple users should get an alert to update their software soon. take them up on it. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," we'll be joined by one of the lawmakers who questioned secretary of state anthony blinken yesterday about the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. representative abigail will be our guest. and joe's podcast drops today. hear his conversations with great names in music, movies, sports, and so much more. go to spotify, apple music, or wherever you get your podcasts. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. ♪ when you were young ♪ (vo) this is a place for ambition. a forge of progress. a unicorn in training. a corner to build a legacy. a vision for tomorrow. a fresh start. a blank canvas. a second act. a renewed company culture. a temple for ideas. and a place to make your mark. loopnet. the m