The New Oil#CitizenLab says exiled #Uyghur leaders targeted with #Windows #spyware
techiHackers targeted Uyghur activists with spyware disguised in phishing emails, using advanced social engineering tactics. Citizen Lab found no zero-day exploits but noted the attackers’ deep knowledge of the community.
#Uyghur #CyberAttack #Spyware #CitizenLab #Phishing #DigitalSecurity #HumanRights #TECHi
Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/citizen-lab-reveals-uyghur-leaders-targeted-by-windows-spyware/
Fɹancisco J Яodríguez Amorín
N-gated Hacker News🍍 Ah, the classic tale of "Juicyjam," where Thai authorities play cyber peekaboo with dissenters, because who needs privacy when you can have state-sponsored doxxing? 🙄 And just like that, Citizen Lab puts on its cape to save the day with a thrilling exposé that’s as fresh as last week's leftovers. 🦸♂️
https://citizenlab.ca/2025/04/how-thai-authorities-use-online-doxxing-to-suppress-dissent/ #Juicyjam #ThaiAuthorities #CyberPrivacy #CitizenLab #DoxxingExposé #HackerNews #ngated
https://citizenlab.ca/2025/04/how-thai-authorities-use-online-doxxing-to-suppress-dissent/ #Juicyjam #ThaiAuthorities #CyberPrivacy #CitizenLab #DoxxingExposé #HackerNews #ngated
JUICYJAM: How Thai Authorities Use Online Doxxing to Suppress Dissent - The Citizen Lab
A sustained, coordinated social media harassment and doxxing campaign – which we codenamed JUICYJAM – targeting the pro-democracy movement in Thailand has run uninterrupted, and unchallenged, since at least August 2020. Through our analysis of public social media posts we determined that the campaign was not only inauthentic, but the information revealed could not have been reasonably sourced from a private individual.
ovelarsen#Fredagsbog
Selv om jeg løbende har fulgt meget med i #CitizenLab er Rob Deiberts "Chasing Shadows" en virkelig godt skrevet bog - der giver en meget bedre billede af enormiteten af den mere eller mindre usynlige kommercielle #spyware industri og de autokrater og demokratiske regeringer der misbruger de værktøjer mod egne borgere
@MarietjeSchaake skriver om den: "In this spectular book by one of the worlds brave, etichal and skilled recehersers ... writes with authority but without ego... "
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬Governments identify dozens of #Android #apps bundled with #spyware
#BadBazaar and #Moonshine, which have been previously analyzed by cybersecurity firms and digital rights nonprofit #CitizenLab, were used to target #Uyghurs, #Tibetans, and #Taiwanese communities. These two spywares hid inside legitimate-looking apps, acting essentially as “trojan” #malware, with #surveillance capabilities such as access the phone’s cameras, microphone, chats, photos, and location data.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/governments-identify-dozens-of-android-apps-bundled-with-spyware/
#BadBazaar and #Moonshine, which have been previously analyzed by cybersecurity firms and digital rights nonprofit #CitizenLab, were used to target #Uyghurs, #Tibetans, and #Taiwanese communities. These two spywares hid inside legitimate-looking apps, acting essentially as “trojan” #malware, with #surveillance capabilities such as access the phone’s cameras, microphone, chats, photos, and location data.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/governments-identify-dozens-of-android-apps-bundled-with-spyware/
xeniax ⏚Citizen Lab is looking for Systems and Security Administrator
The System and Security Administrator will manage and oversee the use of all information technology in The Citizen Lab; design UNIX and Linux network infrastructure; develop, maintain, and monitor network security policies; ensure all workstations and related components are kept operationally effective and secure; oversee administration and security of on-site and off-site servers, websites and web servers; provide training in computer security tools and practices to staff; and collaborate on IT purchases by providing recommendations, cost estimates and tracking expenses.
See full description and apply here: https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/job-opportunity-systems-and-security-administrator/
@citizenlab
#citizenlab #job_offer #sysadmin #networkadministrator
#getfedihired #fedijobs
অর্ঘ্য 🏏📚 💻In an interview with Recorded Future News, head of #CitizenLab #RonDeibert Head of #CitizenLab #RonDeibert explained the technical aspects of the Citizen Lab’s methods and how spyware companies weaponized 0days, & continue to evolve to evade detection.
🔗 https://therecord.media/ron-deibert-citizen-lab-spyware-interview
🔗 https://therecord.media/ron-deibert-citizen-lab-spyware-interview
AGR Risk IntelligenceAustralia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions, according to a new technical report by a renowned digital security lab.
**Researchers name six countries as likely customers of Paragon's spyware**
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/researchers-name-several-countries-as-potential-paragon-spyware-customers/
#Parangon #Spyware #CitizenLab
**Researchers name six countries as likely customers of Paragon's spyware**
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/researchers-name-several-countries-as-potential-paragon-spyware-customers/
#Parangon #Spyware #CitizenLab
#cryptohagenDigitale spor antyder, at dansk 🇩🇰 politi eller efterretningsvæsen kan være kunder hos kontroversielt spyware-selskab
Mange vil have hørt om Pegasus, involveret i skandaler om aflytning af oppositions-politikere og dommere i lande som Polen, Spanien og Grækenland
Færre har hørt om den ligeledes israelske 🇮🇱 #spyware #Paragon
Nu linker en rapport fra den respekterede, canadiske research-enhed #CitizenLab https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-look-at-paragons-proliferating-spyware-operations/ - Danmark🇩🇰 til netop #Paragon
https://radar.dk/artikel/danmark-har-traade-til-dybt-kontroversiel-israelsk-overvaagningssoftware (paywalled)
Virtue or Vice? A First Look at Paragon’s Proliferating Spyware Operations - The Citizen Lab
In our first investigation into Israel-based spyware company, Paragon Solutions, we begin to untangle multiple threads connected to the proliferation of Paragon's mercenary spyware operations across the globe. This report includes an infrastructure analysis of Paragon’s spyware product, called Graphite; a forensic analysis of infected devices belonging to members of civil society; and a closer look at the use of Paragon spyware in both Canada and Italy.