While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

In this research note, we examine the digital infrastructure of BlackCore, an Israeli influence-for-hire company. We describe how we identified a BlackCore campaign consisting of a training program pr...

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Paz Esteban has declared for the fourth time as investigated in the cases opened for the use of Pegasus against leaders and people linked to Catalan independence

CDT Europe is publishing a joint statement with civil society organisations and individual signatories calling on the EU institutions to regulate spyware technologies after the 2026 Citizen Lab…

CDT Europe is publishing a joint statement with civil society organisations and individual signatories calling on the EU institutions to regulate spyware technologies after the 2026 Citizen Lab revela...

We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee, which investigated Pegasus and other spyware abuses in Eur...

Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee

Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee NSO Group’s hacking software was repeatedly used against a member of the European parliament while he was conducting an investigation of spyware abuses in Europe, according to a new report. Researchers at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said they could not attribute the attacks against Stelios Kouloglou to any particular government operator of Pegasus spyware. But their investigation found the attack against the Greek now-former MEP bore the hallmarks of a previous hacking campaign against exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists in Europe. Continue reading...

Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee

Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee

We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee, which investigated Pegasus and other spyware abuses in Eur...

Security researchers found evidence that Russian authorities hacked the iPhone of a political opponent using a phone-unlocking device made by Cellebrite, even after the company said it would stop sell...

The continued use of the powerful data extraction product soon after the company in March 2021 said it would stop working with Russia suggests the firm has been unable to pull back its technology from...

Fighting internet censorship requires more than noticing when it happens. It requires documenting it, sharing evidence, and building the collective capacity to respond. OONI makes that possible.

Access alone is not enough. Technology is only useful if people trust it, understand how to use it safely, and can rely on support networks when digital spaces become unstable or dangerous. ASL19's Pa...

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The messaging giant announced that it disrupted a phishing campaign targeting its users with NSO’s spyware.

Oggi, 3 Giugno 2026, è venuta a mancare all'affetto della sua famiglia e dei suoi amici Carola Frediani. Carola è stata anima e linfa di Guerre di Rete e lascia un vuoto incolmabile in tutti coloro ch...

A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.

A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.

EDRi member Osservatorio Nessuno has investigated and analysed two separate products, Spyrtacus and Morpheus.

EDRi member Osservatorio Nessuno has investigated and analysed two separate products, Spyrtacus and Morpheus.

Tor is strongest when the broader internet freedom ecosystem is healthy. A coalition of privacy, internet freedom, cryptocurrency and open-source ecosystems, led by the Tor Project and Funding the Com...

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Demystifying phone unlocking tools: A technical overview

Demystifying phone unlocking tools: A technical overview

When it comes to protecting sensitive data, don’t settle for second place

Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known t...