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US judge finds Pegasus spyware maker liable over WhatsApp hack

A federal judge sanctioned Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for dodging court orders in WhatsApp’s lawsuit over Pegasus, the spyware that allegedly hacked 1,400 phones, including those of journalists and activists. NSO tried blaming Israeli law for refusing to share the full source code, offering access only in Israel. The judge called the excuse “simply impracticable” for a U.S. trial and hit NSO with sanctions, saying it broke U.S. computer fraud laws. Nice try, though. Pegasus lets hackers control your phone’s camera, mic, and location—even through a missed call. NSO insists it only sells to “vetted” governments, but the U.S. blacklisted it in 2021. https://preview.redd.it/kxpplvif868e1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=5d0ca406cdfa8c37fdbddf5ba18230f734f7617e Source: Courthouse News submitted by /u/Pllover12 [link] [comments]

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📊🤓💡📈🤔🇯🇵 USDJPY broke through the resistance area after forming a cup-and-handle pattern. MA50 crossed up MA200, forming a Golden Cross, which confirms the possibility of growth to the Order Block after retesting the support area.

📈🇯🇵 USDJPY broke through the resistance area after forming a cup-and-handle pattern. MA50 crossed up MA200, forming a Golden Cross, which confirms the possibility of growth to the Order Block after retesting the support area. submitted by /u/Yuriy_UK [link] [comments]

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TKL: China is dominating the global auto market. China’s share of world car production is now at 39%, the highest on record.

Since the 2008 Financial Crisis, this percentage has doubled. Its share is also ~11 percentage points larger than Europe, Japan, and the US combined. To put this into perspective, China’s share in global automotive production was just 1% in 2000. By comparison, the US, Japan and Europe accounted for 14%, 20% and 32% of production in 2000, respectively. China has taken over the global car market. submitted by /u/XGramatik [link] [comments]

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TKL: History will be made today: As the Nasdaq is down over -6% from its high in just 5 days, there are a MASSIVE amount of options expiring today. In fact, a record $6.6 TRILLION worth of options are expiring, based on notional value. What does this mean exactly?

Total notional value refers to the to the combined value of all the underlying assets that a set of options contracts controls. Some estimates put it as high as $6.6 TRILLION today. Most of these options will expire worthless, but tons of volatility should be expected. Even if you assume the total value is $5.5 trillion, there has NEVER been a day that was remotely close. Here’s a breakdown of all previous days with elevated notional value expiration dates. Last December, we saw ~$4.8 trillion of options expiring which was a record at the time. However, at that time the aggregate capitalization of the US market stood at $48 trillion. Today is also a “triple witching day” which means options linked to stocks will expire alongside major stock index futures contracts. As seen below, triple witching days over the last 10 years have generally seen negative returns. More reason to expect heightened volatility. It has since climbed to $59 trillion and is now DOUBLE the size of US GDP. Meanwhile, the Volatility Index, $VIX, is already up nearly 100% this week. We also have PCE inflation data coming this morning just days after the Fed shifted hawkish. Rate cuts are being priced out and markets are nearing correction territory for the first time in months. According to SpotGamma, calls HEAVILY outweighed puts heading into today. On December 18th, the call to put ratio was 10 to 1. While it has dropped due to this week’s market decline, calls still significantly outweigh puts. Will bulls be able to hold support today? submitted by /u/XGramatik [link] [comments]

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🇺🇸 U.S. Shutdown: Back to the Old Routine? Forget Christmas trees and garlands—it’s time for the traditional holiday show: the (non)approval of the budget. This time, the House of Representatives failed to agree on the proposal from Trump and Musk.

❗️ If no deal is reached today, tomorrow will bring the “Santa Claus Shutdown”—the government will come to a halt, officials will be sent on unpaid leave, and the economy will hold its breath. Trump and Musk are proposing either raising the debt ceiling to $5 trillion or scrapping it altogether. Congress is stunned, Democrats are opposed, and conservatives are calling it “madness.” Hello, Trump—welcome, shutdown. Let’s recall the record-breaking 2018 shutdown: 35 days, 800,000 officials without paychecks, and $11 billion in economic losses. Congress is racing to push through temporary funding, but the clock is ticking. submitted by /u/glira31 [link] [comments]

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OUCH! A 17,000-page report has been published detailing the findings of the Special Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government under the Biden-Harris administration.

Through its oversight and investigations, the Select Subcommittee found numerous instances of the federal government being weaponized against the American people. For example, the Select Subcommittee: -Highlighted censorship by Big Tech that led to Mark Zuckerberg admitting Facebook was pressured by the Biden-Harris White House to censor Americans. -Empowered whistleblowers to come forward and have their voices heard despite retaliation by the Department of Justice and the FBI. -Protected the First Amendment, leading to the dissolution of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and other organizations that worked to censor Americans’ speech. -Revealed the weaponization of federal law enforcement against the American people, leading to important policy changes from the Department of Justice and IRS. -Uncovered evidence that the Biden campaign coordinated with 51 former intelligence officials to interfere in the American electoral system weeks before the 2020 presidential election by signing the statement calling Hunter Biden’s laptop disinformation. Read it here submitted by /u/XGramatik [link] [comments]

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📊🤓💡💶EUR/USD dips into the imbalance (FVG) zone, signaling a potential reversal toward the 1.0600 resistance, with a further rise likely to the key Order Block at 1.1130. A closer look reveals a bullish divergence on the MFI, suggesting interim targets at 1.0460 and 1.0600 resistance levels.

💶EURUSD dips into the imbalance (FVG) zone, signaling a potential reversal toward the 1.0600 resistance, with a further rise likely to the key Order Block at 1.1130. A closer look reveals a bullish divergence on the MFI, suggesting interim targets at 1.0460 and 1.0600 resistance levels. submitted by /u/Yuriy_UK [link] [comments]

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Fortune: Billionaire Justin Sun allegedly pushed CoinDesk’s new owners to remove banana article

https://preview.redd.it/scht107uyy7e1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e8c26da51ca490a958b05cea18ad125514c05f7 The founder of the Tron blockchain, Justin Sun, reportedly pressured CoinDesk journalists to delete an article about an art piece – a banana – which he purchased for $6.2 million, according to Fortune. In November, CoinDesk, one of the most prominent cryptocurrency news outlets, published an article detailing how Sun ate a banana from Maurizio Cattelan’s art piece “Comedian,” which he had previously acquired at a Sotheby’s auction. The article also mentioned Sun’s legal battle with the U.S. SEC and allegations that his lawyers had threatened lawsuits against media outlets reporting on the alleged use of the Tron blockchain for illegal financial activities. Sun’s team criticized the article’s tone, prompting Bullish, the cryptocurrency exchange that owns CoinDesk, to demand the article’s removal. Bullish is a subsidiary of the crypto project BlockOne, which raised over $4 billion in 2018 for its EOS blockchain. When Bullish acquired CoinDesk in 2023, it promised that the outlet would operate as an independent subsidiary and appointed Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, as chair of the editorial board. According to Fortune’s sources, Murray resigned from CoinDesk on Monday. submitted by /u/FXgram_ [link] [comments]

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