Night view of Lubyanka square in Moscow, building of the Federal Security Service. (alex57111, iStock/Getty Images) Russian hacking campaign targets rights groups, media, former US ambassador The government-backed hackers exploited fake friends and family with spear-phishing lures, according to research published Wednesday. Aug 14, 2024 By Tim Starks
A woman passes by flags of the European Union outside the European commission headquarters in Brussels, on May 23, 2024, ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / Getty Images) Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus The notorious Israeli spyware was used to target journalists often working in exile from their authoritarian home countries, report finds. May 30, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Rainbow over the parliament building in Poland. MikeMareen, iStock / Getty Images Plus Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations. May 15, 2024 By Tim Starks
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 02: Protesters gather outside of the United Nations (UN) as members vote in the UN General Assembly during a special session on the violence in Ukraine on March 02, 2022 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the global internet into a battlefield ICANN said it couldn't fulfill Ukraine's request to shut down Russian domains, and Russia has exerted pressure elsewhere. Mar 3, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Aung San Suu Kyi; sadi richards, Flickr Amid military coup, Myanmar’s internet is partially blacked out President Joe Biden denounced the military's seizure, which coincided with large-scale internet blackouts. Feb 1, 2021 By Tim Starks
Spyware campaign targets Turkish dissidents, research shows Another instance of FinFisher has been spotted in the wild by digital rights advocacy group Access Now. May 14, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas