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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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Latest update in #GobiernoEspía: NSO spyware found on phones of investigators in 2014 Iguala Mass Disappearance t.co/1QaFXbSajQ
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Sample of texts used in attempts to infect phones of team investigating disappearance of 43 students in Mexico #GobiernoEspia t.co/21n8OvDqj9
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Investigadores del GIEI dicen que fueron espiados para entorpecer la investigación del caso Ayotzinapa t.co/eO5abPZ32u
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Full list of Mexican targets of spyware now includes int’l investigators of mass disappearances t.co/1QaFXbSajQ #gobiernoespia t.co/HeqgBpxRzb
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Read a post by our colleagues @r3dmx t.co/xLzj0YB5BL about the latest in the Mexican spy scandal
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Int’l investigators into Mexican mass disappearances targeted with SMS links of NSO infrastructure t.co/1QaFXbSajQ #gobiernoespia t.co/LqVnCkhmV8
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NEW: Investigation Into Mexican Mass Disappearance Targeted with NSO Spyware t.co/1QaFXbSajQ #gobiernoespia
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"The younger the participant, the greater the chilling effect"- Citizen Lab fellow @jon_penney on who's most silenced by online surveillance t.co/NtV5FX2Lf8
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
Hackers Created Fake News Sites in Attempt to Phish Reporters Covering China  t.co/O4OuEEIcQV via @gizmodo
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.@jsrailton puts the recent spyware attacks against Mexican journalists and HR advocates into context t.co/KMvYoVqdcD via @r3dmx
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#TBT Journalists have long been targets of cyber espionage. This week, @CDT; in 2009, @AP reporters in LDN and HK t.co/ohGC4jzMAo
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Also see @RonDeibert remarks on the report “More Than Meets The Eye” here: t.co/Z2kxAU9y1H
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ICYMI, New Citizen Lab report on websites covering China news targeting by phishing attacks, websites mimicked: t.co/PsCDmsTP5J
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Timeline of phishing campaign used in attempts to steal log-in credentials of journalists at @CDT #InsiderInfo t.co/PsCDmsTP5J t.co/3i5VQPEKWZ
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
Indicators of compromise for our “Insider Information” targeted espionage campaign can be found here: t.co/jZ9Lf3SuiG #insiderinfo
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"While the tactics used...are technically simple, the operators demonstrate patience and persistence" t.co/PsCDmsTP5J
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Tribuna | El Watergate mexicano; por Javier Garza Ramos t.co/q9ogLraJy8 via @el_pais #GobiernoEspia
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WorldLink: Journalists, activists targeted with spyware t.co/FwLf4CjEba via @dwnews
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Mexican spy scandal escalates as study shows software targeted opposition t.co/zsOsX9wy42 #GobiernoEspia
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Who is spying on Mexico's opposition leaders, journalists and activists? t.co/JuiETWcJF2
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Government spyware targeted Mexican opposition party, Toronto researchers suggest t.co/f3jfAJCz3K
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"There is reason to be concerned"- @caparsons on what Canada's plan to buy spy planes could mean for privacy t.co/JE6CWO9f4i
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