Rysiekúr (old account)

So, @OCCRP just published a feature about #encryption:
https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/8081-in-defense-of-encryption-a-journalist-s-shield-a-criminal-s-pocket-watch

"In a 2017 cyber attack, intruders were able to access the mailboxes of some people collaborating with the OCCRP for a short time. But whoever the intruders were, they could only see scrambled letters and numbers. The sensitive communication was encrypted.

The encryption may have saved the lives of whistleblowers, journalists, and their sources."

#InfoSec #DefendEncryption

In Defense of Encryption: A Journalist’s Shield, A Criminal’s Pocket Watch

A drug mule brings a package to a prearranged spot for drop-off. He texts the dealer, confirms that a Bitcoin payment has been made to a digital wallet, and leaves the drugs. The person picking up confirms to both, again via text message, that the exchange was successful. Photo by: Max Pixel

May 15, 2018 at 4:05pmWeb
Show threadRysiekúr (old account)May 15, 2018

"And while some governments are proposing laws that would ban or limit encryption, they themselves often spy on dissidents, reporters, activists, or simply citizens.

In 2014 data leaks revealed that two EU-based companies, Gamma Group and HackingTeam, sold advanced spyware to Bahrain, Turkmenistan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, and Sudan."

https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/8081-in-defense-of-encryption-a-journalist-s-shield-a-criminal-s-pocket-watch

In Defense of Encryption: A Journalist’s Shield, A Criminal’s Pocket Watch

A drug mule brings a package to a prearranged spot for drop-off. He texts the dealer, confirms that a Bitcoin payment has been made to a digital wallet, and leaves the drugs. The person picking up confirms to both, again via text message, that the exchange was successful. Photo by: Max Pixel

Show threadRysiekúr (old account)May 15, 2018

"An incredible amount of economic and political power supports the multi-billion dollar commercial spyware industry. How can the average citizen combat this?

With encryption and open-source software."

"Banning encryption would leave journalists with an impossible choice: staying safe or staying legal."

https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/8081-in-defense-of-encryption-a-journalist-s-shield-a-criminal-s-pocket-watch

In Defense of Encryption: A Journalist’s Shield, A Criminal’s Pocket Watch

A drug mule brings a package to a prearranged spot for drop-off. He texts the dealer, confirms that a Bitcoin payment has been made to a digital wallet, and leaves the drugs. The person picking up confirms to both, again via text message, that the exchange was successful. Photo by: Max Pixel

Show threadMetal BobMay 15, 2018
@rysiek Someone should explain to the government people - with their heads stuck in the stone age - that what they're asking is the equivalent of asking the lock makers to make one key that unlocks every lock in the country.
It would make the robbers' life easy and basically makes locks useless.
Show threadTarikMay 16, 2018
@rysiek countries_list.append('Morocco')
Show threadRysiekúr (old account)May 16, 2018

@crowd42 ooh. Link?

The text is down for some rewrites, but we'd love to add Morocco!

Show threadTarikMay 16, 2018
@rysiek Hacking Team’s software used by repressive Moroccan government
https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/hacking-team-morocco/
How Hacking Team helps Moroccan government crush political dissent

Leaked documents reveal Morocco paid over $3 million for eavesdropping capabilities.

The Daily Dot
Show threadRysiekúr (old account)May 16, 2018
@crowd42 thanks!
Show threadTarikMay 16, 2018
@rysiek Moroccan website Mamfakinch targeted by government-grade spyware from Hacking Team? http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/20/moroccan_website_mamfakinch_targeted_by_government_grade_spyware_from_hacking_team_.html
How Government-Grade Spy Tech Used A Fake Scandal To Dupe Journalists

An email claiming to reveal a political scandal will grab the attention of almost any journalist. But what if the email was just a ruse to make you dow ...

Show threadTarikMay 16, 2018
@rysiek The research who discovered the malware in journalists's is a friend of mine if you need to contact him
Show threadRysiekúr (old account)May 16, 2018
@crowd42 thanks. Will keep that in mind!
Show threadRysiekúr (old account)May 15, 2018
Sorry, the article is down for some changes, apparently.