Category: Citizen Lab

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Security Vulnerabilities in Covert CIA Websites

Posted on By infossl
cia, Citizen Lab, cyberespionage, espionage, operational security, Security technology, Uncategorized

Back in 2018, we learned that covert system of websites that the CIA used for communications was compromised by—at least—China and Iran, and that the blunder caused a bunch of arrests, imprisonments, and executions. We’re now learning that the CIA is still “using an irresponsibly secured system for asset communication.” Citizen Lab did the research: … Read More “Security Vulnerabilities in Covert CIA Websites” »

NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Used against Thailand Pro-Democracy Activists and Leaders

Posted on By infossl
Citizen Lab, hacking, human rights, Security technology, spyware, Thailand, Uncategorized

Yet another basic human rights violation, courtesy of NSO Group: Citizen Lab has the details: Key Findings We discovered an extensive espionage campaign targeting Thai pro-democracy protesters, and activists calling for reforms to the monarchy. We forensically confirmed that at least 30 individuals were infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The observed infections took place … Read More “NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Used against Thailand Pro-Democracy Activists and Leaders” »

More on NSO Group and Cytrox: Two Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturers

Posted on By infossl
Citizen Lab, cyberweapons, exploits, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized

Citizen Lab published another report on the spyware used against two Egyptian nationals. One was hacked by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The other was hacked both by Pegasus and by the spyware from another cyberweapons arms manufacturer: Cytrox. We haven’t heard a lot about Cytrox and its Predator spyware. According to Citzen Lab: We conducted … Read More “More on NSO Group and Cytrox: Two Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturers” »

Zero-Click iPhone Exploits

Posted on By infossl
apple, Citizen Lab, cyberweapons, exploits, iphone, malware, Security technology, Uncategorized

Citizen Lab is reporting on two zero-click iMessage exploits, in spyware sold by the cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group to the Bahraini government. These are particularly scary exploits, since they don’t require to victim to do anything, like click on a link or open a file. The victim receives a text message, and then they … Read More “Zero-Click iPhone Exploits” »

NSO Group Hacked

Posted on By infossl
Citizen Lab, cyberespionage, cyberweapons, leaks, Security technology, Uncategorized

NSO Group, the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer behind the Pegasus spyware — used by authoritarian regimes around the world to spy on dissidents, journalists, human rights workers, and others — was hacked. Or, at least, an enormous trove of documents was leaked to journalists. There’s a lot to read out there. Amnesty International has a … Read More “NSO Group Hacked” »