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What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors

26 May 2021

Cellebrite could soon get a greenlight to go public, rewarding its facilitation of human rights abuses across the globe with more power and money. We map these abuses, show how Cellebrite’s human rights compliance has failed, and urge investors to require the company to improve its compliance or lose the deal.

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What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors
26 May 2021
What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors
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In India, malware plants false “evidence” of crime on activist’s laptop

19 May 2021

Technical analysis submitted in a court case against activists in India reveals a malware attack to plant key evidence used against the accused. Notably, several activists subject to persecution as well as those connected with the defendants had already been targeted for malware attacks using NSO Group technology.

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In India, malware plants false “evidence” of crime on activist’s laptop
19 May 2021
In India, malware plants false “evidence” of crime on activist’s laptop
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Russia’s Kaspersky Lab Finds Says Notorious ‘FinSpy’ Malware Can Read Secret Chats

10 Jul 2019
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Russia’s Kaspersky Lab Finds Says Notorious ‘FinSpy’ Malware Can Read Secret Chats
10 Jul 2019
Russia’s Kaspersky Lab Finds Says Notorious ‘FinSpy’ Malware Can Read Secret Chats
NSO Group human rights

Time to update your WhatsApp (and your surveillance laws)

14 May 2019

Discovery of a vulnerability in WhatsApp that can be exploited via government-grade spyware underscores the need for more action to prevent use of these tools against human rights defenders and other innocent users.

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Time to update your WhatsApp (and your surveillance laws)
14 May 2019
Time to update your WhatsApp (and your surveillance laws)
NSO Group human rights

New report: FinFisher changes tactics to hook critics

14 May 2018

It’s been over five years since Citizen Lab first exposed the use of FinFisher surveillance malware to target Bahraini activists. The use of FinFisher spyware against critics has not stopped.

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New report: FinFisher changes tactics to hook critics
14 May 2018
New report: FinFisher changes tactics to hook critics
NSO Group human rights

Victims of NSO Group malware attacks deserve more than silence and complicity

14 Aug 2017

Surveillance and tracking complement and facilitate threats, torture, and murder. We need more action, not words, to stop the human rights violations.

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Victims of NSO Group malware attacks deserve more than silence and complicity
14 Aug 2017
Victims of NSO Group malware attacks deserve more than silence and complicity

WannaCry shows we need more cybersecurity defense, not offense

16 May 2017

Attacks like WannaCry have a devastating impact on vulnerable people and communities around the world. Here’s what we can do to prevent them.

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WannaCry shows we need more cybersecurity defense, not offense
16 May 2017
WannaCry shows we need more cybersecurity defense, not offense