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Technologist at Amnesty's Security Lab. Here's how to contact me securely: https://gist.github.com/DrWhax/61978d4e7df5291d4cf308f10dc20d5a
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Revealed: at least 25 UK ‘spy cops’ had sex with deceived members of public. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #spycops

Sci-Hub fixes this.

Truly living in the darkest of timelines.

NEW: Google fixed three zero-day vulnerabilities in Android that were used by authorities to unlock phones with Cellebrite forensic tools. The fixes come after Amnesty alerted Google, following the analysis of a Serbian student protester's phone. techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/r...

Seems Paragon is expanding in the APAC region: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

Serbische Behörden dürfen die Software von Cellebrite nicht weiter einsetzen. Amnesty International hatte in einem Bericht aufgedeckt, dass sie damit rechtswidrig gegen Journalisten und Aktivisten vorgegangen sind.

New from the Security Lab: Another Cellebrite USB zero-day usb exploits patched as we found them used against activists in Serbia. Hat tip to Google TAG for patching them! Details 👇 PS: Yes, more Rust 4 Linux please. securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2025/...

NEW: Cellebrite said it stopped authorities in Serbia from using of its cellphone forensic tools. Decision comes after cases where Serbian police and intelligence used Cellebrite to unlock activist and journalist phone to then install spyware on them. techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/c...

Following Amnesty's surveillance report on the misuse of spyware and mobile forensic products by Serbian authorities to unlawfully target activists, Cellebrite has stopped product use for some of their customers in Serbia. This is a critical first step. Read more 👇

Excited to participate in today's online Rightscon session at 17:00 UTC: "Jailed and killed based on metadata: what can privacy-enhancing technologies do better?" rightscon.summit.tc/t/rightscon-...

🔍 Ένα νέο σκάνδαλο #υποκλοπών προ των πυλών: Η εξελιγμένη κατασκοπευτική τεχνολογία της Paragon Solutions, η παρακολούθηση δημοσιογράφων και ακτιβιστών στην Ιταλία και οι στόχοι στην Ελλάδα Η @etriantafillou.bsky.social γράφει για όλα όσα γνωρίζουμε μέχρι στιγμής. insidestory.gr/article/neo-...

Sounds like something Erik Prince would suggest.

New victim of Paragon spyware in Italy comes out. It's Mattia Ferrari, a priest who works for the immigrant support NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, whose two co-founders were also allegedly hacked in the espionage campaign. www.fanpage.it/politica/cas...

Happy Twin Peaks Day, nerds

me: huh, I wonder if this company is related to any known bad spyware companies and it's not just coincidence ~ 3 hours later ~ YUP.

#fridays

NEW: Little-known Spanish spyware maker Mollitiam Industries filed for bankruptcy last month. I looked back at all the public information there is about the company, whose tech was allegedly used to spy on journalists in Colombia. techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/s...

I wonder how judge merchan feels about not putting him in jail.

Yes, I think it would be great of Signal adds a flag, I don't want to link to a desktop version, ever.

Reminds me of the yearly email we get of governments or private companies trying to get spyware from... Amnesty?

All these neo-nazi parties have been pushing the same agenda across different places across the globe. The problem is with the people who are surprised by this, we warned you and yet, here we are.

lil tremor to wake you up from lunch

We are hiring! Do you want to be part of an independent journalism team that serves the public interest and holds power to account? This is a full-time, remote position for one year, with the possibility of renewal wearesolomon.com/mag/our-news...

wow, who would've known?

Birdflu gonna be lit

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

I'll be at Festival des migrations in Luxembourg on 15/16th of March. Naturally, speaking about spyware and Luxembourg's role in it. festivaldesmigrations.lu/dimanche-fes...

Encryption IS online safety 💡 Keeping data secure is key when hackers are skilled at unpicking accounts. So why does the UK government want to make us unsafe by ordering a backdoor to Apple encrypted services? ✍️ Sign to save encryption this #SaferInternetDay. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...

"European Parliament urges lawmakers to only use encrypted messages after China hacks" www.politico.eu/article/euro...

this usaid hearing is quite something

#Sudan As fighting rages in #Khartoum & #Darfur @amnesty.org has received alarming information, including reports of lists of potential targets, indicating civilian activists, #humanrights defenders, medical & humanitarian workers are at imminent risk of deadly reprisal attacks.

Even with no media access to Guantánamo Bay, we give you a view from the ground. And the names of the 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has been holding inside a prison, under U.S. military guard. w/ @charliesavage.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

New release from @ddosecrets.com is #LexipolLeaks: ddosecrets.com/article/lexi... Newsletter coming some time today.

Am 28. Januar hat der Prozess gegen die #HajnówkaFive in #Polen begonnen. Den fünf Angeklagten drohen bis zu fünf Jahre Gefängnis, weil sie Geflüchtete im Wald mit Lebensmitteln und Kleidung versorgten und eine Familie in die nächstgelegene Stadt fuhren. Auszüge aus ihren Statements im Gericht: 1/5

👑🩵 “The rapidly evolving spyware landscape has meant that civil society has been forced to adapt and change detection and protection tactics,” says Molly Cyr, @amnesty.org’s #SecurityLab Training and Community Engagement Lead in the latest Community Series

NEW: Another Italian involved in rescuing immigrants in the Mediterranean says he was targeted in the Paragon spyware campaign that WhatsApp revealed recently. There are now four people who have come forward pas alleged targets of this hacking campaign. techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/a...

With immediate effect, Free Press Unlimited is looking for freelance trainers, coaches or consultants to share knowledge and partner with a recent established Sudanese media institute. www.freepressunlimited.org/en/jobs/trai... #jobs #ngojobs

Damini Satija, Director of Tech and Human Rights at Amnesty is at the Paris #AIActionSummit. She's sharing three things we're asking decision makers to take heed of on AI harms and regulation 👇

Intelligence Online claims that Israeli Bindency CRISPR solution is used by Italian GR Sistemi. Although the 0-click wasnt good enough as it didn't work. Someone should ask questions if Bindency is still allowed to sell to Italy...

have you blasted MF doom today?

Tough monday. I forgot I had two Paragon FOIA's. The Glomar response is from the DEA and not from ICE. I deleted my previous post.

Incredible

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.