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Academic research unit at @UofT investigating novel threats to democracy, human rights, and global security in the digital ecosystem.

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LIVE NOW: Press conference on our latest report t.co/Mf45ftz7hi #RecklessExploit
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Targets received texts pretending to be from US Embassy. Clicking link would've infected their phones with malware t.co/GS4bIujRfi t.co/nGzm4rQMHO
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One of the tactics used to snare journalists and human rights advocates was to impersonate US gov #RecklessExploit t.co/GS4bIujRfi t.co/iEOf74I5Rq
Image in @citizenlab's post: One of the tactics used to snare journalists and human rights advocates was to impersonate US gov #…
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At 1pm, Citizen Lab partners @r3dmx will host a press conference to discuss our latest report on gov-issued spyware t.co/Mf45ftz7hi
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This Report Says The Mexican Government Deployed Spyware Against Journalists And Activists t.co/cqXTt2F1FU via @raflescabrera
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Mexican journalists targeted by spyware after investigating government corruption t.co/1qMbh3J3v4 via @Verge
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Staff at Mexican anti-corruption NGO, including one US citizen, targeted with NSO exploit links t.co/GS4bIujRfi t.co/ftCFeAXjFM
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Television journalist Carlos Loret de Mola among those targeted with NSO after investigating Mexican corruption t.co/GS4bIujRfi t.co/qog8lHG5NE
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Read Director @RonDeibert "Mexica Wages Cyber Warfare Against Journalists, and their minor children,” t.co/QEJLS3W6F5
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Mexica Wages Cyber Warfare Against Journalists, and their minor children t.co/QEJLS3W6F5 #recklessexploit
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Using Texts as Lures, Government Spyware Targets Mexican Activists and Their Families t.co/nrwHaHM14T #recklessexploit
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NEW REPORT: Reckless Exploit: Mexican Journalists, Lawyers, and a Child Targeted with NSO Spyware t.co/GS4bIujRfi #recklessexploit
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Interested in cyber espionage, fake news nexus? ICYMI, our “Tainted Leaks” report details massive Russian campaign t.co/kWVRB7UmeV
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Glad to have you join us! t.co/NMMPs6p7HK
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Nominations for @isanet The International Communication Distinguished Scholar Award close June 10th t.co/s2QObGBuFe
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An Important Russian Hacking Story t.co/Ni5EQ8cdui Susan Landau @lawfareblog on our recent #taintedleaks report
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Google reportedly pushes out new security features after our #taintedleaks report t.co/jNSfIwoSKN via @csoonline
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