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Research & development at the intersection of cyberspace, global security & human rights. Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    27 Nov 2018

    NEW REPORT: Mexican Journalists Investigating Cartels Targeted with NSO Spyware Following Assassination of Colleague

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    6 hours ago

    Ronald Deibert, who leads the interdisciplinary research lab at U of T, said that the incidents should give pause to any groups that “work in areas that expose wrongdoing through evidence-based research.”

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    4 hours ago

    Our grantee has long exposed state-backed hackers from Tibet, Ethiopia, and Syria. Then undercover agents began targeting the lab's researchers, so the researchers have cleverly turned it into a sting operation. via

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    3 hours ago

    Follow this link for a video that begins just as I crash the lunch mid-crème brûlée,

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    20 hours ago

    The scheme to discredit Citizen Lab's NSO Group reports by trying to bait researchers into anti-semitic remarks involved a retired Israeli security official, who was previously linked to Black Cube (the firm that tried to smear Harvey Weinstein's victims).

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    20 hours ago

    More details out: Present compelling connections between undercover agent targeting our staff, and Black Cube. "Spy vs. Spy: Watchdog Group Turns the Tables on an Undercover Agent"

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    21 hours ago

    Important clarification: Press is saying that he has worked "in the past" for Black Cube, and his current employer is still an open question. "Former" is a bad translation.

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    21 hours ago

    Breaking: Israeli media identify operative targeting as former Black Cube and Israeli defence, "Aharon Almog Asulin"

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    24 hours ago

    Now there's been time to digest the news, it would be highly appropriate for Minister and/or Prime Minister to condemn an operation by undercover int'l agents against a professor's Lab at Canada's top research university

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    Jan 28

    Shocking and troubling to see targeted undercover campaign against and the exceptional work of

    APNewsBreak: Undercover agents target . Details coming.... via
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  11. Retweeted
    Jan 27

    Want to work at the Citizen Lab and help change the world? AWESOME! Apply for the 2019 OTF Information Controls Fellowship and join us!

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  12. Retweeted
    Jan 26

    Toronto-based Citizen Lab, which exposed Israeli spy software, targeted by undercover agents

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    Jan 26

    This is shocking. Scholars of cyber surveillance at the were targeted by undercover agents. Their research shed light on the Khashoggi incident. I'm glad they were wary & had the diligence to protect themselves.

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    Jan 26

    A must-read story that serves as a warning to those of us working on & for all: was targeted by undercover agents after reporting on the spyware used against associates.

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    Jan 26

    - knew well before I got involved that these people weren't who they said they were. Almost immediately after Bahr Abdul Razzak met someone calling themselves Gary Bowman in Toronto, for example, the group knew the person was legitimate. Here's Gary's LinkedIn page:

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  16. Jan 26

    Read statement on the episode here:

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  17. Jan 26

    ICYMI, undercover operatives targeted two of our researchers, and . Details from here:

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    Jan 25

    I want to congratulate the two researchers and for being alert and taking immediate appropriate action in response.

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    Jan 25

    This is a totally insane story, read the whole thing. Amazing work by and basically catching them red handed.

    AP Exclusive: Researchers who reported role of Israeli spyware in targeting of Jamal Khashoggi’s inner circle found themselves targeted by international undercover agents.
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    Jan 25

    "“People were paid to fly to a city to sit you down to an expensive meal and try to convince you to say bad things about your work, your colleagues and your employer,” ... “That means that your work is important" ! via

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    Jan 25

    Undercover agents target Toronto-based cybersecurity watchdog ⁦⁩ , which reported key details in Khashoggi case - amazing ⁦⁩ story Via The Globe and Mail

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