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The government-backed hackers exploited fake friends and family with spear-phishing lures, according to research published Wednesday.
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The notorious Israeli spyware was used to target journalists often working in exile from their authoritarian home countries, report finds.
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Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations.
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Russia and Ukraine are both racing to take control of a key battlefield in the ongoing conflict: the internet. Moves by both countries have open internet advocates worrying that civilians’ rights to the global internet and freedom of information are getting caught in the middle. Ukraine failed in one of its attempts to cut Russia off on Wednesday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) — a nonprofit that oversees domain and internet protocol systems vital to the global internet — rejected a request by Ukrainian officials to shut down high-level Russian domains. ICANN noted that it is not able to take unilateral action to disconnect domains. Third-party operators have control over security certificates and root server systems, two other services that Ukraine asked ICANN to revoke or shut down. “The Internet is a decentralized system,” Göran Marby, president and chief executive officer of ICANN, wrote in the […]
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Internet connectivity dropped precipitously in Myanmar on Monday as the military seized power, likely the result of the government shutting down access in a move that drew condemnation from President Joe Biden and digital freedom activists. The Myanmar military detained senior civilian politicians, including President U Win Myint and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party won a majority of parliamentary seats in the November elections. A military-owned television network said Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing would assume control of the nation for one year following the military’s allegations that the elections were fraudulent. NetBlocks, which tracks digital freedom, said connectivity fell in Myanmar by 50% at one point before later recovering to 75% of ordinary levels. The disruption pattern pointed to a centrally issued blackout order to telecommunications providers, NetBlocks said. The outage accompanied a reported Army order to shutdown state media and the disabling of phone […]
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Two years after the GDPR went into effect, official data show that Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), crippled by a lack of resources, tight budgets, and administrative hurdles, have not yet been able to create adequate GDPR enforcement. Worse, some p… Continue reading GDPR enforcement over the past two years
A new report details a widespread campaign targeting several Turkish activists and protesters, using the infamous government malware made by FinFisher. Continue reading Turkey’s Government Tried to Hack Hundreds of Protesters Over Twitter, Researchers Say
Refugees and immigrants are having their digital lives exposed at America’s borders. Continue reading Digital Rights Advocates Want the UN to Stop Social Media Searches at the US Border
Access Now and Lush have created a special, limited edition bath accessory to raise awareness of digital rights around the world. Continue reading The Next Stage In Digital Activism Is Brought to You By Fancy Soap
Nightly ‘internet curfews’ are the latest tool in the oppressive government toolbox. Continue reading Gabon Is Suffering the ‘Worst Communications Suppression Since the Arab Spring’