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US @HouseIntel public hearing on Spyware is happening NOW!

@RepAdamSchiff is delivering a strong opening - commercial spyware like Pegasus is a threat to US National Security.

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Watch here:
2/ @jsrailton from @citizenlab is giving his testimony before the @HouseIntel.

Talks about the history of #NSO Pegasus deployment against US citizens and allies like the UK.

Spyware like #Pegasus & #Predator are threats to democracy and national security.
3/ @ShaneHuntley from @Google is speaking about how his company has been tracking #NSO #Pegasus spyware since 2017.

They now know of at least 30+ spyware vendors like NSO.

Such bad actors are making internet less safe for everyone.
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🚨MAJOR NEW INVESTIGATION: #CatalanGate state-run hacking operation.

Stunning range of #Pegasus & #Candiru infections in the EU.

Many political & civil society targets got infected. Multiple 🇪🇺 MEPs.

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catalonia.citizenlab.ca
2/ A jaw dropping list of people were targeted in #CatalanGate

Let's take the 🇪🇺 European Parliament.

*Every pro-independence MEP* was targeted directly or w/relational targeting:

-@toni_comin
-@DianaRibaGiner
-@jordisolef
-@ClaraPonsati
-@KRLS
3/ Catalan civil society was extensively targeted.

From the leadership of major civic organizations like @omnium & @assemblea_int...to open source developers working on digital voting.

Mostly #Pegasus, but #Candiru spyware, too.

Link: citizenlab.ca/2022/04/catala…
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📍Tune in to Room 2 now!

MENA Coalition to Combat Digital Surveillance (MCCS)

Confronting oppressive governments as they deploy surveillance technology against their own people

with @marwasf @khalidibrahim12 @MohdMaskati
"It is a tragedy when you provide oppressive governments with tools to put innocent people in prison. We have many names of people who have been imprisoned due to surveillance." @khalidibrahim12
@khalidibrahim12 "Windows defender can catch the spyware #Candiru, but the question is whether #Candiru will change their attack tactics, just like #Pegasus did. We think that they definitely will." @MohdMaskati
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