Citizen Lab

How various states used Covid-19 tech for highly invasive 'surveillance'

A year-long investigation conducted by Associated Press reveals the chilling reality behind apps that are supposed to protect individuals from the coronavirus but are instead turned against them, threatening their civil rights and freedoms.

Mexico lawmaker says Israeli firm's Pegasus targeted his phone

Opposition congressman Agustin Basave Alanis' announcement comes as attorney general investigates the purchase of spyware by the previous administration and whether it was carried out legally.

Pegasus spyware used to target 30 Thai activists - cyber watchdogs

A joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups have found that over a dozen activists and academics in Thailand have been hacked through Pegasus spyware

Pegasus spyware 'attack' targets phones of Spanish PM, defence minister

The breaches were not authorised by a Spanish judge and resulted in a significant amount of data being obtained from the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles.

How one app is creating controversy ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Olympics in Beijing were already under fire for the country's policies regarding its Uighur minority, but now its internal Olympics protocol is also under the spotlight.

Israeli, Indian 'mercenary' spy firms busted in Facebook probe

Facebook owner Meta uncovers half a dozen private surveillance firms, mostly Israeli, saying all of them collectively targeted nearly 50,000 users across its platforms in more than 100 countries.

Modi accused of ‘treason’ as Pegasus spyware row rocks India

The disclosures revealed Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi among hundreds of other citizens selected for possible surveillance by the Modi government.

TikTok, US WeChat users sue Trump over crackdown

TikTok's decision comes weeks after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with video app's Chinese parent company, Bytedance.

India and several governments use Israeli spyware to breach WhatsApp

WhatsApp has filed a complaint against NSO Group’s Pegasus software which was used in April and May 2019 to exploit a vulnerability in the communications company’s popular software to spy on dissidents, journalists, lawyers and more.

WhatsApp to refer security breach to US authorities

Company spokesman says the attack had "all the hallmarks of a private company that has been known to work with governments to deliver spyware that has the ability to take over mobile phone operating systems."

Amnesty International: employee targeted with Israeli spyware

Internet watchdog Citizen Lab has so far counted some 175 targets of NSO – an Israeli surveillance company – spyware worldwide.

Apple fixes dangerous security flaw

Apple confirms its found a fix for its security scare and issued a patch sealing the flaw on its iPhones and iPads.