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The Kenyan government is using technology to improve governance, service delivery and national security. The progress, while welcome, has brought with it concerns about state surveillance, data protection, and violations of fundamental rights and freedoms. Following anti-government protests in Kenya that began in June 2024, for instance, there were several…

A network of 123 Chinese websites are reportedly posing as local news outlets in 30 countries and driving “pro-Beijing disinformation” and “ad hominem attacks” as part of an “influence” campaign linked to a Beijing-based public relations firm, said a report by research group Citizen Lab.   

Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization

Software update 16.6.1 was issued to all iPhone users immediately.

Episode 455 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people were being targeted each year by an industry they described as posing an increasingly unpredictable threat.

Apple's new Lockdown Mode has proved its worth as researchers discover it blocked government-backed spyware.

A report by Citizen Lab describes a previously unknown spyware that can hack into phones using iCloud Calendar invitations.

Nearly two years after the Pegasus controversy, researchers at Microsoft and digital rights group Citizen Lab have suggested the use of another Israeli spyware by governments in at least 10 countries.