A profile of the Digital Security Helpline, run by Access Now, which gives 24/7 help to reporters and others who suspect they are victims of government spyware
For more than a decade, dozens of journalists and human rights activists have been targeted and hacked by governments all over the world. LinkedIn: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai . Bluesky: @mohdmaskat...
Access Now: 54 countries imposed internet shutdowns at least 296 times in 2024, led by Myanmar, displacing India from the top spot for the first time since 2018
Ina Fried / Axios :
Experts say Apple's spyware notifications for victims are a game changer for research; the notifications direct the victims to nonprofit security lab Access Now
Before the elections, the cybersecurity team of U.S. vice president and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris reached …
Access Now and 24+ others wrote to Pavel Durov in late 2021 asking Telegram to add transparent content rules, an appeals process, and more; Durov didn't respond
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal :
Access Now and Citizen Lab: Russian spy agencies are using deep knowledge about opponents, reporters, and human rights groups to target them via phishing emails
Joseph Menn / Washington Post :
Access Now and Citizen Lab: Russian spy agencies are using deep knowledge about opponents, reporters, and human rights groups to target them via phishing emails
Traditional phishing attacks aimed to break into organizations advocating for Russian dissidents, among others.
Access Now: 2023 was the worst year for internet shutdowns since monitoring began in 2016, with 283 shutdowns across 39 countries, led by India at 116
highlighting an alarming and dangerous trend for democracy + human rights. Read here: https://www.accessnow.org/... Alexia Skok / @alexiaskok : Internet shutdowns: - enable violence - protect attacker...
Access Now: 2023 was the worst year for internet shutdowns since monitoring began in 2016, with 283 shutdowns across 39 countries, led by India at 116
Last year, an internet shutdown in the state of Manipur, India, lasted a staggering 212 days when the state government issued 44 consecutive orders …