Ryan Gallagher
@rjgallagher.co.uk
Investigative reporter @Bloomberg.com covering technology & cybersecurity.
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NEW: US Cyber Command is grappling with an unusually high number of personnel deaths by suicide this summer including members of one of the command’s elite units. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
America’s Cyber Forces Grapple With Cluster of Deaths by Suicide
The US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, according to government officials and other peop...
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August 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
NEW: US Cyber Command is grappling with an unusually high number of personnel deaths by suicide this summer including members of one of the command’s elite units. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The iPhone of a Greek politician was repeatedly hacked by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware while he was working on a European Parliament investigation into NSO & other surveillance technology sellers, new research from @citizenlab.ca uncovers: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Greek Politician Investigating Spyware Had Mobile Phone Hacked
The mobile phone of a Greek politician was repeatedly hacked by spyware while he was working on a European Parliament investigation into sellers of the surveillance technology, new research has found.
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July 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
The iPhone of a Greek politician was repeatedly hacked by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware while he was working on a European Parliament investigation into NSO & other surveillance technology sellers, new research from @citizenlab.ca uncovers: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Surveillance technology exported illegally from the EU to undemocratic regimes around the world. The @ec.europa.eu flatly refuses to enforce the Dual Use Regulation banning this kind of exports. Impunity in Europe means complicity in human rights violations. Report by @rjgallagher.co.uk
Documents reveal that a European company linked to Israeli spyware seller NSO Group has been exporting surveillance technology to government agencies in repressive countries for years, despite EU regulations intended to curb such sales: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Circles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report Says
A Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communi...
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June 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Surveillance technology exported illegally from the EU to undemocratic regimes around the world. The @ec.europa.eu flatly refuses to enforce the Dual Use Regulation banning this kind of exports. Impunity in Europe means complicity in human rights violations. Report by @rjgallagher.co.uk
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HRW investigation shows the Bulgarian government licensed exports of surveillance equipment to countries that were likely to use it for internal repression or to commit serious human rights violations ⤵️
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June 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
HRW investigation shows the Bulgarian government licensed exports of surveillance equipment to countries that were likely to use it for internal repression or to commit serious human rights violations ⤵️
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Documents reveal that a European company linked to Israeli spyware seller NSO Group has been exporting surveillance technology to government agencies in repressive countries for years, despite EU regulations intended to curb such sales: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Circles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report Says
A Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communi...
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June 18, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Documents reveal that a European company linked to Israeli spyware seller NSO Group has been exporting surveillance technology to government agencies in repressive countries for years, despite EU regulations intended to curb such sales: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: ICE Tells US lawmakers it's using spyware from Israeli company Paragon in fight against fentanyl www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
ICE Tells Lawmakers Its Using Spyware in Fight Against Fentanyl
US Immigration and Custom Enforcement has said it purchased spyware designed to hack phones and access encrypted messages as part of an effort to counter the flow of fentanyl into the US.
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April 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
New: ICE Tells US lawmakers it's using spyware from Israeli company Paragon in fight against fentanyl www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: How making deals with dictatorships imploded the US-Canadian technology company Sandvine. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Sandvine's Tech Sales to Egypt Almost Broke PE-Backed Company
Sandvine built a business offering network management tools that, in the wrong hands, could be used for censorship, until the US government intervened.
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March 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
New: How making deals with dictatorships imploded the US-Canadian technology company Sandvine. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
New: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to gain access to controversial Israeli spyware designed to hack phones & read private messages after Trump administration jettisons Biden-era order: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
ICE to Gain Access to Paragon Spyware After Biden Order Dropped
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on track to gain access to controversial spyware designed to hack phones and read private messages after the Trump administration jettisoned a Biden-era order...
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September 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to gain access to controversial Israeli spyware designed to hack phones & read private messages after Trump administration jettisons Biden-era order: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: Microsoft curbs Chinese companies’ access to info on cybersecurity vulnerabilities after investigating whether a leak led to a global hacking campaign that exploited flaws in its SharePoint software: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Curbs Early Access for Chinese Firms to Notifications About Cybersecurity Flaws
Microsoft Corp. has curtailed Chinese companies’ access to advance notifications about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its technology after investigating whether a leak led to a series of hacks explo...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New: Microsoft curbs Chinese companies’ access to info on cybersecurity vulnerabilities after investigating whether a leak led to a global hacking campaign that exploited flaws in its SharePoint software: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in SharePoint before they were patched, enabling a global campaign of cyberattacks, according to people familiar: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Probing If Chinese Hackers Learned of Flaws Via Alert
Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, acc...
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July 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New: Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in SharePoint before they were patched, enabling a global campaign of cyberattacks, according to people familiar: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A whistleblower shared 1 million two-factor authentication codes that had been sent to people by SMS from the world's largest tech companies, such as Google, Meta, & Amazon. We found the codes had been routed via an obscure Swiss company with links to spy agencies: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants
An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system shows weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A whistleblower shared 1 million two-factor authentication codes that had been sent to people by SMS from the world's largest tech companies, such as Google, Meta, & Amazon. We found the codes had been routed via an obscure Swiss company with links to spy agencies: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants
An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system shows weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS.
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June 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New: How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘DragonForce’ Hacking Gang Takes Credit for UK Retail Attacks: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘DragonForce’ Hacking Gang Takes Credit for UK Retail Attacks
A criminal hacking gang has taken credit for a disruptive campaign of cyberattacks targeting British retailers over the last two weeks.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
‘DragonForce’ Hacking Gang Takes Credit for UK Retail Attacks: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Initial probe into cause of power outages in Spain & Portugal today suggests fault rather than cyberattack, according to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). “For the moment the investigation seems to point out to a technical/cable issue,” a spokesperson for the agency tells me.
April 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Initial probe into cause of power outages in Spain & Portugal today suggests fault rather than cyberattack, according to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). “For the moment the investigation seems to point out to a technical/cable issue,” a spokesperson for the agency tells me.
New: US cuts to foreign aid are impacting Ukraine's cybersecurity. Dozens of people have had to stop work protecting the country from Russian hackers & shipments of vital cyber equipment have stopped, according to people familiar with the situation: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Aid Pullback is Making Ukraine More Vulnerable to Russian Hacks
American cybersecurity assistance has been crucial to helping war-torn country fend off hacks, experts say.
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April 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
New: US cuts to foreign aid are impacting Ukraine's cybersecurity. Dozens of people have had to stop work protecting the country from Russian hackers & shipments of vital cyber equipment have stopped, according to people familiar with the situation: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A UK court has blocked the UK government's attempt to keep secret a legal case over its demand to access Apple users' encrypted data. Judges said in a ruling Monday that authorities’ efforts were a “fundamental interference with the principle of open justice”: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UK Effort to Keep Apple Encryption Fight Secret Blocked in Court
A court has blocked a British government attempt to keep secret a legal case over its demand to access Apple Inc. user data in a victory for privacy advocates.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A UK court has blocked the UK government's attempt to keep secret a legal case over its demand to access Apple users' encrypted data. Judges said in a ruling Monday that authorities’ efforts were a “fundamental interference with the principle of open justice”: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump envoy dismisses UK peacekeeping plan for Ukraine, says: "I don't regard Putin as a bad guy. He's super smart." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine
Steve Witkoff says the UK plans for an international force to support a ceasefire are a "posture".
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March 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump envoy dismisses UK peacekeeping plan for Ukraine, says: "I don't regard Putin as a bad guy. He's super smart." www.bbc.com/news/article...
US national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation & cyberattacks. Initiative had involved at least seven agencies working w/ European allies to disrupt plots targeting Europe & the US, Reuters reports: www.reuters.com/world/us-sus...
Exclusive: US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin
Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine.
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March 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
US national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation & cyberattacks. Initiative had involved at least seven agencies working w/ European allies to disrupt plots targeting Europe & the US, Reuters reports: www.reuters.com/world/us-sus...
Researchers find evidence suggesting spyware from Israeli firm Paragon has been obtained by Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark & Singapore. The technology - used to hack phones & read private msgs - was recently linked to hacks of Italian journalists & activists: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Paragon Spyware Tool Linked to Canadian Police, Watchdog Says
A Canadian law enforcement agency is suspected to have used spyware designed to hack into mobile phones and eavesdrop on messages, according to cybersecurity researchers from the University of Toronto...
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March 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Researchers find evidence suggesting spyware from Israeli firm Paragon has been obtained by Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark & Singapore. The technology - used to hack phones & read private msgs - was recently linked to hacks of Italian journalists & activists: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: Cybersecurity experts who worked to secure US government computers from Russian & Chinese hackers have been ousted from their roles following pressure from DOGE. One senior official resigned in protest over move sources say has created "massive security gaps": www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DHS Workers Tasked With Curbing Hacks Ousted in DOGE Squeeze
Cybersecurity experts who worked to secure US government computers from Russian and Chinese hackers have been ousted from their roles following pressure from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Effic...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New: Cybersecurity experts who worked to secure US government computers from Russian & Chinese hackers have been ousted from their roles following pressure from DOGE. One senior official resigned in protest over move sources say has created "massive security gaps": www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New: A cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk’s X targeted servers that were insufficiently protected from malicious traffic & “should not be exposed on the internet”: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
X’s Attackers Hit Servers Faulted for Lacking Key Protection
A cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk’s X targeted servers that were insufficiently protected from malicious traffic, according to cybersecurity analysts.
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March 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New: A cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk’s X targeted servers that were insufficiently protected from malicious traffic & “should not be exposed on the internet”: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Swedish authorities investigate damaged cable discovered in the Baltic Sea between Germany & Finland, the latest in a string of similar incidents that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage & spying in the region: apnews.com/article/swed...
Sweden is investigating a damaged cable in the Baltic Sea
Swedish authorities say they are investigating a damaged cable that was discovered in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears ...
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February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Swedish authorities investigate damaged cable discovered in the Baltic Sea between Germany & Finland, the latest in a string of similar incidents that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage & spying in the region: apnews.com/article/swed...
Apple pulls encrypted data storage feature from UK after government backdoor demand. Development comes after Apple criticized “unprecedented overreach" of UK surveillance powers: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple Removes Cloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order
Apple Inc. is removing its most advanced, end-to-end encrypted security feature for cloud data in the United Kingdom, in a stunning development after the government ordered the company to build a back...
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February 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Apple pulls encrypted data storage feature from UK after government backdoor demand. Development comes after Apple criticized “unprecedented overreach" of UK surveillance powers: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump admin reassigns or forces out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in US elections. Among those targeted were people safeguarding elections from cyberattack: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current...
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February 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trump admin reassigns or forces out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in US elections. Among those targeted were people safeguarding elections from cyberattack: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
A scandal has erupted in Italy after a prominent journalist & activists in the country had their phones hacked with spyware allegedly sold by Israeli company Paragon. Giorgia Meloni's government is under pressure to reveal whether it was involved: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Spyware Scandal Erupts in Italy With Israeli Firm at Center
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February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A scandal has erupted in Italy after a prominent journalist & activists in the country had their phones hacked with spyware allegedly sold by Israeli company Paragon. Giorgia Meloni's government is under pressure to reveal whether it was involved: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...