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Academic research unit at @UofT investigating novel threats to democracy, human rights, and global security in the digital ecosystem.

Toronto, Canada Katılım Nisan 2009
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NEW REPORT – “Not Safe for Politics: Cellebrite Used on Kenyan Activist and Politician Boniface Mwangi” New research shows that Kenyan authorities used Cellebrite’s forensic extraction tools to access activist Boniface Mwangi’s phone. Read it here citizenlab.ca/research/celle…
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Italian prosecutors have confirmed the hacking of journalist Francesco Cancellato by Paragon spyware. Senior researcher @jsrailton spoke with The Guardian and @TechCrunch about the case. 🧵
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“Given China’s extensive cyber espionage capabilities, there’s a much more likely way for the CCP to get access to his cellphone than filing an access to information request. And it would be far speedier too!” @RonDeibert in @TorontoStar discussing Premier Doug Ford's claims that he’s tightening #Ontario's access to information laws to “protect” himself and his cabinet ministers from “communist China” and other hostile powers. Read it here: thestar.com/politics/provi…
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John Scott-Railton@jsrailton·
NEW: VIPs & regular people are losing their @signalapp accounts to a clever deception. I've made a little graphic of how the attack works. Here's how to protect yourself1/
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Lukasz Olejnik@lukOlejnik

Ex-BND (German Foreign Intelligence Service) deputy chief Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven received a message from fake Signal “support” asking for his PIN. He typed it in. His contacts then got a malicious link through his hijacked account. He’s a former NATO intelligence chief, and the author of a book called Putin’s Attack on Germany, where he apparently covers Russian cyberattacks. He fell for a fake customer service message.

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BREAKING: spyware spyware execs found guilty, get 8 year prison sentence. Massive blow for #Intellexa. Comes after over 90 🇬🇷Greek journalists, politicians & officials found illegally targeted with #Predator spyware. Here's why this verdict matters 1/
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NEW: #Poland charged 2 former intelligence chiefs in #Pegasus scandal. Latest to face charges in #Poland's continued reckoning over spyware abuses. Ex justice minister was charged for using funds intended for crime victims to buy the spyware. 1/
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This incident is one of many misuses of Cellebrite tools by gov’t clients and fits into a broader ecosystem of surveillance abuses by the Kenyan authorities.
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The use of Cellebrite’s forensic tech without consent likely violates human rights law and the Kenyan constitution.
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NEW REPORT – “Not Safe for Politics: Cellebrite Used on Kenyan Activist and Politician Boniface Mwangi” New research shows that Kenyan authorities used Cellebrite’s forensic extraction tools to access activist Boniface Mwangi’s phone. Read it here citizenlab.ca/research/celle…
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