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Citizen Lab
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Citizen Lab research on spyware, surveillance technology, digital rights, censorship, and targeted threats.
Zero-Click Spyware Was Delivered Through Online Ads: How AdFection Worked
Citizen Lab traced zero-click spyware from a targeted ad to 45 Al Jazeera devices. Here is how AdFection worked and what defenders should block.
Pegasus Hack of EU Spyware Investigator Exposes a Parliamentary Security Gap
Citizen Lab says former European Parliament member Stelios Kouloglou was infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware while serving on the committee investigating spyware abuse in Europe. The case shows why parliaments, regulators, journalists, and other high-risk users need routine phone screening and clearer response paths for spyware warnings.
Citizen Lab Says Russia Used Cellebrite on Activist’s iPhone After Cutoff
Citizen Lab says Russian authorities used Cellebrite forensic tools on activist Andrey Pivovarov’s iPhone months after Cellebrite said it had stopped selling to Russia and Belarus. The case turns phone forensics into a control problem: what happens when extraction tools keep working after a vendor cuts off a customer?