Safe Mode Supercomputers for AI and the proliferation of commercial spyware Rasha Abdul Rahim, Director, Amnesty Tech at Amnesty International Nov 30, 2023 By CyberScoop Staff
People hold banners of Jamal Khashoggi during a symbolic funeral prayer for the Saudi journalist in the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul, on Nov. 16, 2018. (BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images) Report: Research ties Pegasus spyware on phone Jamal Khashoggi’s wife to UAE agents Agents placed the spyware on her phone after seizing her from the Dubai airport in April 2018. Dec 21, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Protest ahead of Togo election. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images) Spies used Android malware to try collecting intelligence from a Togolese activist, Amnesty says The group behind the attack may have ties to an Indian surveillance firm. Oct 6, 2021 By Tonya Riley
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 24: An Amnesty International canvasser talks to a person near Washington Square Park in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Hackers posed as Amnesty International, promising anti-spyware tool that actually collects passwords It's unclear who is behind the scam. Sep 30, 2021 By Tonya Riley
The United Nations logo is seen at the United Nations headquarters on May 20, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) UN experts join growing calls for moratorium on surveillance technology The call follows mounting evidence of surveillance technology being used in human rights abuses. Aug 12, 2021 By Tonya Riley
An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. – (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Sweeping report details how NSO Group spyware leverages iOS software for surveillance A new report reveals the extent of the spyware company's reach. Jul 19, 2021 By Tonya Riley
MANHATTAN, NY – July 26: Hundreds of protesters carrying signs. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images) Amnesty sues NYPD, seeking details about facial recognition technology and arrest data The records could shed light on how NYPD surveilled protestors during the Black Lives Matter protests last summer. Jul 16, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Security forces outside the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images) Vietnamese hackers spent years harassing human rights activists with spyware OceanLotus has a vast array of tools at its disposal to conduct espionage. Feb 25, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
South Sudan flag. (European Union / Flickr) South Sudan worked with Israeli surveillance company to monitor citizens, Amnesty finds The government has a pervasive digital and physical surveillance regime, advocates say. Feb 2, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
NSO Group’s spyware has previously been detected in surveillance targeting Moroccans, including one other journalist and an activist that has protested the government’s security forces, according to Amnesty. (Greg Otto/Scoop News Group) Israeli court rejects request to revoke NSO Group’s export license The ruling comes despite allegations that NSO's software has been used against human rights activists. Jul 13, 2020 By Shannon Vavra