On 13 May 2019, reports emerged about a security vulnerability in the popular messaging service WhatsApp which was leveraged to spy on the device of a high-risk human rights defender among others. WhatsApp this afternoon, October 29th, confirmed that the exploit (a software or command that...

The ability of people to access communication technologies in a secure and private manner has become vital for the organization and conduct of peaceful assemblies and is an essential tool for effective human rights work. Different international human rights mechanisms have highlighted the growing...

Two prominent human rights defenders in Morocco have been targeted using surveillance technology developed by the Israeli-based company NSO Group, according to new research published by Amnesty Tech today. Maati Monjib, an academic and human rights activist, and Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui, a human...

Two prominent human rights defenders in Morocco have been targeted using surveillance technology developed by the Israeli-based company NSO Group, according to new research published by Amnesty Tech today. Maati Monjib, an academic and human rights activist, and Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui, a human...

Summary Introduction Amnesty International has discovered that since at least October 2017, HRDs from Morocco have been targeted with the infamous “Pegasus“ spyware produced by the Israeli company ‘NSO Group’. This report uncovers how this spyware was used to unlawfully target two prominent HRDs...

Open letter signed by UK, US and Australian government officials “It is shocking that governments want to roll back the existing security protection for billions of people using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger” – Joe Westby Responding to an open letter sent to Facebook – signed by the UK Home...

Open letter signed by UK, US and Australian government officials “It is shocking that governments want to roll back the existing security protection for billions of people using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger” – Joe Westby Responding to an open letter sent to Facebook – signed by the UK Home...

Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists, has announced it will respect human rights and take steps to prevent its tools being used to commit abuses in future, Danna Ingleton, Deputy Director of Amnesty Tech,...

Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists, has announced it will respect human rights and take steps to prevent its tools being used to commit abuses in future, Danna Ingleton, Deputy Director of Amnesty Tech,...

The raid carried out by the Attorney General’s Office on the home of Fabián Hurtado, the independent information technology expert witness in the case of digital rights defender Ola Bini, which resulted in the seizure of his electronic equipment, again caused great concern about the guarantee of a...

The raid carried out by the Attorney General’s Office on the home of Fabián Hurtado, the independent information technology expert witness in the case of digital rights defender Ola Bini, which resulted in the seizure of his electronic equipment, again caused great concern about the guarantee of a...

Attackers who use phishing scams to target human rights defenders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are developing increasingly sophisticated techniques to infiltrate their accounts and evade digital security tools, according to new research published by Amnesty Tech.  The organization...