China’s repression of #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang extends beyond borders to target women Uyghur activists and their families, using digital threats, harassment, surveillance, and smear campaigns to silence human rights advocacy on the suppression of the Uyghur culture and community. Read our country spotlight here: https://citizenlab.ca/case-studies/xinjiang-region-china/ image
The Citizen Lab, as well as our partners, peers, and collaborators have been instrumental in monitoring NSO Group’s operations. As the litigation against NSO Group continues, the outcome could very well shape the future of the mercenary spyware industry. For a full list of mercenary spyware-related legal cases, formal complaints, and research, click here: https://citizenlab.ca/2018/12/litigation-and-other-formal-complaints-concerning-targeted-digital-surveillance-and-the-digital-surveillance-industry/
Victims of spyware face numerous hurdles in seeking justice against mercenary spyware makers such as NSO Group. Speaking with @npub19mnm...ma4y, The Citizen Lab’s @npub124n0...m2ey says, “A lot of victims have struggled to get their cases to move forward, and keep moving. Some of that traces back to forms of immunity that spyware companies and their government customers seek to shield themselves with.” Read the article:
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Legal barriers complicate justice for spyware victims
Spyware experts and victims tell CyberScoop that taking legal action is very hard, often beset by oft-overwhelming hurdles.
💬 NEW REPORT: We take a deep dive into the network encryption protocol used by #WeChat, an app with over one billion users. The app uses a custom #encryption protocol called “MMTLS” that introduces cryptographic weaknesses. Read our report:
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Should We Chat, Too? Security Analysis of WeChat’s MMTLS Encryption Protocol - The Citizen Lab
This report performs the first public analysis of MMTLS, the main network protocol used by WeChat, an app with over one billion users. The report f...
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NEW BOOK: “Chasing Shadows: Cyber Espionage, Subversion, and the Global Fight for Democracy” by Ronald Deibert, director and founder of The Citizen Lab, will hit shelves February 4, 2025. Pre-order now: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Chasing-Shadows/Ronald-J-Deibert/9781668014042 image
Happening tomorrow: Join the Citizen Lab & CLTC Berkeley for a panel on the #cybersecurity threats faced by transnational advocacy groups in the US that are targeted by state and state-related actors. Moderated by @npub1edwh...4sl4, this discussion will feature Citizen Lab researchers [@nouraaljizawi](
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 ), Gözde Böcü & Nicola Lawford sharing key findings on the cybersecurity threat landscape. Register here:
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Enhancing Cybersecurity and Resilience for Transnational Dissidents
Join CLTC & Citizen Lab for a webinar on the cybersecurity challenges faced by US transnational activists targeted by state-related actors.
Join us on Sunday, September 15 at 10:30 am EDT for a thought-provoking discussion with lawyer and Citizen Lab fellow Lex Gill in conversation with CBC Ideas’ Nahlah Ayed at Crow's Theatre. Lex will explore themes of injustice, defiance, and what it takes to build a better world. Get your free tickets here: https://tickets.crowstheatre.com/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=3603 #CBCIdeas
TONIGHT at 8 PM: The Citizen Lab’s @npub1586c...w28n discusses the rights to freedom of thought and expression @npub184w0...d3rm IDEAS with Nahlah Ayed. 📻 Listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas
Join the Citizen Lab & CLTC Berkeley for a panel on the #cybersecurity threats faced by transnational advocacy groups in the U.S. that are targeted by state and state-related actors. Moderated by @RonDeibert, this discussion will feature Citizen Lab researchers @npub1586c...w28n, Gözde Böcü, & Nicola Lawford. Register here:
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Enhancing Cybersecurity and Resilience for Transnational Dissidents
Join CLTC & Citizen Lab for a webinar on the cybersecurity challenges faced by US transnational activists targeted by state-related actors.
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How will the UN’s proposed cybercrime treaty impact global cybersecurity efforts? The @The Citizen Lab’s senior researcher @npub1x9pv...g7ku breaks it down in her article for @npub16r8x...wmwp #cybercrime #UNGA Read it here:
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A Global Treaty to Fight Cybercrime—Without Combating Mercenary Spyware
The UN’s new cybercrime treaty is poised to become a vehicle for complicity in the global mercenary spy trade.
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