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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.”https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2019/01/28/citizen-lab-says-its-researchers-were-subjects-of-intelligence-gathering.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=600am&utm_campaign_id=LocalNews&utm_content=CitizenLabResearchersIntelligenceGathering …

Our grantee @citizenlab 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. https://osf.to/2DGX8mV  via @AP

Follow this link for a video that begins just as I crash the lunch mid-crème brûlée,https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/khashoggi-murder-citizen-lab-surveillance-internet-watchdog-experts-spies-toronto-a8747886.html …

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).https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/world/black-cube-nso-citizen-lab-intelligence.html …

More details out: @nytimes @ronenbergman @ScottShaneNYT Present compelling connections between undercover agent targeting our staff, and Black Cube. "Spy vs. Spy: Watchdog Group Turns the Tables on an Undercover Agent"https://nyti.ms/2HBBDYz 

Breaking: Israeli media identify operative targeting @citizenlab @jsrailton as former Black Cube and Israeli defence, "Aharon Almog Asulin"https://www.mako.co.il/tv-ilana_dayan/2019/Article-cde6ef046859861006.htm?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Share&Partner=Twitter_Share …

Now there's been time to digest the news, it would be highly appropriate for Minister @cafreeland and/or Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau to condemn an operation by undercover int'l agents against a professor's Lab at Canada's top research university @UofThttps://apnews.com/9f31fa2aa72946c694555a5074fc9f42 …

Want to work at the Citizen Lab and help change the world? AWESOME! Apply for the 2019 OTF Information Controls Fellowship and join us!https://citizenlab.ca/2019/01/2019-otf-information-controls-fellowship/ …

Toronto-based Citizen Lab, which exposed Israeli spy software, targeted by undercover agentshttps://globalnews.ca/news/4893059/citizen-lab-jamal-khashoggi-israel-agents/ …

This is shocking. Scholars of cyber surveillance at the @citizenlab 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. @RonDeiberthttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-undercover-agents-target-toronto-based-cybersecurity-watchdog-citizen/ …

A must-read story that serves as a warning to those of us working on #cybersecurity & #humanrights for all: @citizenlab was targeted by undercover agents after reporting on the #NSOGroup spyware used against #JamalKhashoggi associates.https://apnews.com/9f31fa2aa72946c694555a5074fc9f42 …

"“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" @citizenlab! https://www.seattletimes.com/business/apnewsbreak-undercover-agents-target-cybersecurity-watchdog-2/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article_left_1.1 … via @seattletimes

Undercover agents target Toronto-based cybersecurity watchdog ⁦@citizenlab⁩ , which reported key details in Khashoggi case - amazing ⁦@AP⁩ story Via The Globe and Mailhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-undercover-agents-target-toronto-based-cybersecurity-watchdog-citizen/ …